9-letter words containing a, y, w, o
- mollymawk — any of various oceanic birds, as the fulmar or albatross.
- motorways — Plural form of motorway.
- move away — relocate, go to live elsewhere
- nonlawyer — a person who is not a lawyer
- outwardly — as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
- overweary — excessively weary; tired out.
- phony war — (in wartime) a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
- play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- powerplay — behaviour intended to maximise person's power
- sassywood — (in Liberia) a trial by ordeal, such as being forced to drink poison
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- showmanly — characteristic of a showman
- sock away — to strike or hit hard.
- spoonways — like spoons, esp by fitting together in the way that spoons do
- stornoway — a city in NW Scotland, in the Hebrides.
- stow away — Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
- swordplay — the action or technique of wielding a sword; fencing.
- tarrytown — a village in SE New York, on the Hudson River: restored home of Washington Irving.
- tawny owl — a European owl, Strix aluco, having a reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes, and a round head
- throwaway — made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
- two-party — (of a political system) dominated by two major political parties
- unwomanly — not possessing qualities, such as warmth, attractiveness, etc, generally regarded as typical of a woman, esp a mature woman
- wagonways — Plural form of wagonway.
- war story — an account or anecdote concerning one's personal experiences, especially in military combat, during a war.
- warlockry — witchcraft
- 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.
- waterbody — Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.
- way point — a place or point between major points on a route.
- way to go — Well done!
- waypoints — Plural form of waypoint.
- wayzgoose — A holiday or party for the benefit of printers, traditionally held in August.
- woman-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy; based on a standard number of woman-hours in a day of work.
- workmanly — Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike.
- worrywart — a person who tends to worry habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget.
- wyandotte — a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
- wyliecoat — a woolen or flannel undergarment, as a warm undershirt.