12-letter words containing a, d, r, o, w, n
- small wonder — (I am) hardly surprised (that)
- snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
- snowboarding — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
- sponged ware — spongeware.
- throw around — ideas, etc.: exchange, brainstorm
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unroadworthy — not mechanically sound or suitable for use on the road
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- watered-down — made weaker or less effective from or as from dilution with water: a watered-down cocktail; Spectators saw a watered-down version of the famous opera.
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
- window board — a thin board serving as a stool of a window.
- window frame — structure surrounding a window pane
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
- woman doctor — a female doctor
- woman driver — a female driver
- woman friend — a female friend
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood
- wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
- wrong-headed — wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.