9-letter words containing a, t, w, o
- wadsworth — a city in N Ohio.
- wagon-lit — (in continental European usage) a railroad sleeping car.
- wagonette — a light, four-wheeled carriage, with or without a top, having a crosswise seat in front and two lengthwise seats facing each other at the back.
- wainscots — Plural form of wainscot.
- waistcoat — Chiefly British. vest (def 1).
- walk into — If you walk into an unpleasant situation, you become involved in it without expecting to, especially because you have been careless.
- walkabout — Chiefly British. a walking tour. an informal public stroll taken by members of the royal family or by a political figure for the purpose of greeting and being seen by the public.
- walkathon — a long-distance walking race for testing endurance.
- wall knot — a knot forming a knob at the end of a rope, made by unwinding the strands and weaving them together
- wantoning — Present participle of wanton.
- wantonize — to make (something) wanton
- war story — an account or anecdote concerning one's personal experiences, especially in military combat, during a war.
- warbonnet — Alternative spelling of war bonnet.
- wardmotes — Plural form of wardmote.
- warm spot — Physiology. a sensory area in the skin that responds to an increase in temperature.
- warm tone — a yellow, brown, olive, or reddish tinge in a black-and-white print.
- warmouths — Plural form of warmouth.
- warrantor — a person who warrants or makes a warranty.
- washcloth — a small cloth for washing one's face or body.
- watch for — be vigilant for, careful of
- watch out — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- watchouts — the act of looking out for or anticipating something; lookout: Keep a watchout for dishonest behavior.
- watchword — a word or short phrase to be communicated, on challenge, to a sentinel or guard; password or countersign.
- water boy — a person who carries a canteen or bucket of drinking water to those too occupied to fetch it, as to soldiers, laborers, or football players.
- water dog — a dog trained to hunt in water
- water hog — a person who uses water selfishly or irresponsibly, esp during a water shortage
- water oak — an oak, Quercus nigra, of the southern U.S., growing chiefly along streams and swamps.
- water pox — chickenpox.
- waterbody — Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.
- waterdogs — Plural form of waterdog.
- waterford — a county in Munster province, in the S Republic of Ireland. 710 sq. mi. (1840 sq. km).
- waterfowl — a water bird, especially a swimming bird.
- waterhole — A depression in which water collects, especially one from which animals regularly drink.
- watertown — a town in E Massachusetts, on the Charles River, near Boston: U.S. arsenal.
- waterwork — (arts) painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls.
- waterworn — worn by the action of water; smoothed by the force or movement of water.
- waterzooi — A type of Flemish stew, traditionally made with fish.
- watt-hour — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt operating for one hour, equivalent to 3600 joules. Abbreviation: Wh.
- watterson — Henry ("Marse Henry") 1840–1921, U.S. journalist and political leader.
- wauwatosa — a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
- wave moth — any of several small geometrid moths with wavy markings, such as the common wave (Deilinia exanthemata), with grey-marked wings, and the lighter common white wave (D. pusaria)
- wavefront — a surface, real or imaginary, that is the locus of all adjacent points at which the phase of oscillation is the same.
- way point — a place or point between major points on a route.
- way to go — Well done!
- waypoints — Plural form of waypoint.
- weak spot — some aspect of a character or situation that is susceptible to criticism
- westabout — in, to, or towards the west
- whack out — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- whaleboat — a long, narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas: formerly used in whaling, now mainly for sea rescue.
- wheatworm — a small nematode, Tylenchus tritici, that stunts growth and disrupts seed production in wheat.