9-letter words containing a, w, n, s
- waffen ss — the militarized formations of the SS, established by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945 and including some units of foreign nationals from occupied territories.
- wagoneers — Plural form of wagoneer.
- wagonways — Plural form of wagonway.
- wainscots — Plural form of wainscot.
- waistband — a band encircling the waist, especially as a part of a skirt or pair of trousers.
- waistline — the circumference of the body at the waist: exercises to reduce the waistline.
- waldenses — a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France, under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation movement in the 16th century.
- wallensis — Sir William, Wallace, Sir William.
- wanderers — Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
- wannabees — Plural form of wannabee.
- want list — a list of desired items, as stamps, coins, or books, circulated among dealers by a hobbyist, museum, or collector seeking to locate and purchase them.
- warplanes — Plural form of warplane.
- warreners — Plural form of warrener.
- wash down — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- washbasin — a large bowl or basin used for washing one's hands and face, small articles of clothing, etc.
- washerman — a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
- washermen — Plural form of washerman.
- washiness — the state or quality of being washy.
- washstand — a piece of furniture holding a basin, pitcher, etc., for use in washing one's hands and face.
- washwoman — washerwoman.
- wasserman — (obsolete) A mythical sea-monster, being part-man, and thought to destroy ships.
- wasteland — land that is uncultivated or barren.
- wasteness — the state of lying barren or being waste
- wastingly — In a way that causes wastage; wastefully.
- waterings — Plural form of watering.
- waterskin — The skin of a goat used as a container for water.
- watterson — Henry ("Marse Henry") 1840–1921, U.S. journalist and political leader.
- wavebands — Plural form of waveband.
- waypoints — Plural form of waypoint.
- weaklings — Plural form of weakling.
- weaknesse — Obsolete form of weakness.
- weanlings — Plural form of weanling.
- weariness — physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
- weaseling — (US) present participle of weasel.
- wednesday — the fourth day of the week, following Tuesday.
- wenceslas — 1361–1419, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1378–1400; as Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia 1378–1419.
- west bank — an area in the Middle East, between the W bank of the Jordan River and the E frontier of Israel: occupied in 1967 and subsequently claimed by Israel; formerly held by Jordan.
- westfalen — German name of Westphalia.
- whipsnake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- wiesbaden — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- wildlands — land that has not been cultivated, especially land set aside and protected as a wilderness.
- wilsonian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Woodrow Wilson.
- wind sail — a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel.
- windblast — a strong, sudden gust of wind.
- windfalls — Plural form of windfall.
- windgalls — Plural form of windgall.
- windsails — Plural form of windsail.
- windscale — a numerical scale, as the Beaufort scale, for designating relative wind intensities.
- windshake — a crack between the annual rings in wood: caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk
- windwards — in the direction of the wind