11-letter words containing a, w, l, s, n
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
- talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
- torrens law — any of various statutes that provide for the registration of the title to land with the government, which issues a warranted title deed (Torrens certificate) to said land
- unswallowed — not swallowed
- wake island — an island in the N Pacific, belonging to the U.S.: air base. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
- wakefulness — unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.
- waldsterben — the symptoms of tree decline in central Europe from the 1970s, considered to be caused by atmospheric pollution
- walking bus — a group of schoolchildren walking together along an agreed route to and from school, accompanied by adults, with children joining and leaving the group at prearranged points
- wallenstein — Also, Waldstein. Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von [ahl-brekht ven-tsuh l oi-zey-bee-oo s fuh n] /ˈɑl brɛxt ˈvɛn tsəl ɔɪˈzeɪ biˌʊs fən/ (Show IPA), Duke of Friedland [freed-land,, -luh nd;; German freet-lahnt] /ˈfridˌlænd,, -lənd;; German ˈfritˌlɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1583–1634, Austrian general in the Thirty Years' War, born in Bohemia.
- walt disney — Walt(er E.) 1901–66, U.S. creator and producer of animated cartoons, motion pictures, etc.
- wanted list — a list of people being searched for by the police in connection with a crime that has been committed
- warlikeness — the state of being warlike
- warrantless — authorization, sanction, or justification.
- water snail — Archimedes' screw.
- watermelons — Plural form of watermelon.
- watsonville — a city in W California.
- wavelengths — Plural form of wavelength.
- wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- wensleydale — a rich, medium-hard, white cheese with blue veins, somewhat strong in flavor.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.
- wesleyanism — the evangelical principles taught by John Wesley; Methodism.
- west bengal — a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Capital: Calcutta. Compare Bengal (def 1).
- west helena — a city in E Arkansas.
- westmorland — a former county in NW England, now part of Cumbria, partially in the Lake District.
- westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- wholegrains — Wholegrains are the grains of cereals such as wheat and maize that have not been processed.
- wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- wilkes land — a coastal region of Antarctica, S of Australia.
- windlestrae — thin or weak-looking
- windlestraw — a withered stalk of any of various grasses.
- wineglasses — Plural form of wineglass.
- womanliness — like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
- wonderlands — Plural form of wonderland.
- wranglesome — Inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.
- wrest plank — the part of a piano in which the wrest pin is embedded