15-letter words containing a, w, l, s
- whaling station — a place where the carcases of whales were processed
- whatshumacallit — Alternative form of whatchamacallit.
- wheelchair user — a person who is unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relies on a wheelchair to move around
- whiplash injury — the lash of a whip.
- wide-angle lens — A wide-angle lens is a lens which allows you to photograph a wider view than a normal lens.
- wild strawberry — uncultivated plant bearing red fruit
- wilderness area — a region whose natural growth is protected by legislation and whose recreational and industrial use is restricted.
- wilderness road — a 300-mile (500-km) route from eastern Virginia through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky, explored by Daniel Boone in 1769 and marked as a trail by him and other pioneers in 1775: a major route for early settlers moving west.
- william webster — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- winter purslane — a plant, Montia perfoliata, native to western North America, of the purslane family, having edible, egg-shaped leaves and clusters of small, white flowers.
- withdrawal slip — a small paper form which has to be filled in before making a withdrawal of money from a bank, building society, etc
- wolf-rayet star — a very hot (35,000–100,000 K) and luminous star in the early stages of evolution, with broad emission lines in its spectrum.
- wolverine state — Michigan (used as a nickname).
- wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent
- wrongful arrest — the act of arresting someone without proper reason
- yellow goatfish — a schooling goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Panama.