11-letter words containing a, y, w
- part way up — some way towards the summit
- peely-wally — off colour; pale and ill-looking
- pennine way — a long-distance footpath extending from Edale, Derbyshire, for 402 km (250 miles) to Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders
- playwriting — the art or technique of writing theatrical plays; the work or profession of a playwright.
- power alley — either of the two areas in the outfield between the outfielders
- rewardingly — in a rewarding way or manner
- rotary plow — a tined auger mounted on a horizontal power-driven shaft, for pulverizing unplowed soil preparatory to planting.
- rotary wing — an airfoil that rotates about an approximately vertical axis, as that supporting a helicopter or autogiro in flight.
- saginaw bay — an arm of Lake Huron, off the E coast of Michigan. 60 miles (97 km) long.
- scrawlingly — in a scrawling manner
- shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- shanty town — ghetto, slum
- six day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- six-day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- smooth away — to remove (difficulties, obstacles, etc.)
- southwardly — toward the south
- spirit away — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- square away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- steerageway — sufficient speed to permit a vessel to be maneuvered.
- straightway — straightaway.
- sunday week — a week (counting backward or forward) from Sunday (or Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
- superlawyer — an extremely successful lawyer
- swamp buggy — an amphibious vehicle for use in and around swamps, typically having an automobile engine, four-wheel drive, large wheels with deep treads, and a raised chassis.
- swann's way — the first part of the very long, seven-volume novel by Marcel Proust, 'In Remembrance of Things Past' (also called 'In Search of Lost Time'), in which Charles Swann meets his eventual wife, Odette; one of its major themes is memory
- swansea bay — an inlet of the Bristol Channel, on which the port of Swansea stands
- switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- szymanowski — Karol [kah-rawl] /ˈkɑ rɔl/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1937, Polish composer.
- tally-woman — a mistress
- tawny pipit — a small sandy-brown European bird, Anthus campestris, of the wagtail family; an irregular migrant to some parts of Britain
- thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
- the beltway — Washington, D.C., esp. as regarded as the center of U.S. government and politics: so called from the expressway around the District of Columbia & nearby areas
- the haywain — a famous picture by John Constable
- the tynwald — the Parliament of the Isle of Man, consisting of the crown, lieutenant governor, House of Keys, and legislative council
- the yahwist — the conjectured author or authors of the earliest of four main sources or strands of tradition of which the Pentateuch is composed and in which God is called Yahweh throughout
- through way — a way that traffic or vehicles can pass through
- thwartingly — in a thwarting manner; obstructingly
- to give way — If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.
- twelfth day — the 12th day after Christmas, January 6, on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated: formerly observed as the last day of the Christmas festivities.
- two a penny — Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.
- unpathwayed — unpathed, pathless
- unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- unweariably — in an unweariable manner
- valley wind — a wind that ascends a mountain valley during the day.
- vichy water — a natural mineral water from springs at Vichy, containing sodium bicarbonate, other alkaline salts, etc., used in the treatment of digestive disturbances, gout, etc.
- wacky baccy — cannabis or marijuana
- wakey-wakey — used for telling someone that they should wake up or should pay attention
- walfish bay — Walvis Bay.
- walkability — capable of being traveled, crossed, or covered by walking: a walkable road; a walkable distance.
- walky-talky — walkie-talkie.