9-letter words containing c, e, l, w
- locoweeds — Plural form of locoweed.
- lowercase — (of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.
- lug screw — a small screw without a head
- macdowell — Edward Alexander, 1861–1908, U.S. composer and pianist.
- newcastle — 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- race-walk — to participate in race walking.
- rice bowl — deep dish for rice
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
- schleswig — a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.
- screw fly — screwworm fly.
- screwable — able to be screwed
- screwball — Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- sluiceway — a channel controlled by a sluice gate.
- snowclone — a verbal formula that is adapted for reuse by changing only a few words so that the allusion to the original phrase remains clear
- space law — the projected law that would govern the use of outer space by various nations based on certain treaties.
- spacewalk — a task or mission performed by an astronaut outside a spacecraft in space.
- sweelinck — Jan Pieters [yahn pee-tuh rs] /yɑn ˈpi tərs/ (Show IPA), or Jan Pieterszoon [yahn pee-tuh r-sohn] /yɑn ˈpi tərˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA), 1562–1621, Dutch organist and composer.
- tack-weld — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- two-cycle — noting or pertaining to an internal-combustion engine in which two strokes are required to complete a cycle (two-stroke cycle) one to admit and compress air or an air-fuel mixture and one to ignite fuel, do work, and scavenge the cylinder.
- unwelcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- walcheren — an island in SW Netherlands: part of Zeeland province. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- watchable — detectable; apparent.
- watchless — not watchful or alert; lacking in vigilance: an irresponsible and watchless sentry.
- welcomely — In a welcome manner.
- welcoming — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- well-cast — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- welsh cob — any of a breed of medium-sized riding horse, developed in Wales, with a thickset body and relatively short legs
- wenceslas — 1361–1419, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1378–1400; as Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia 1378–1419.
- whaleback — Nautical. a cargo vessel having a hull with a convex deck. a deck or cover curving upward.
- wickliffe — John, c1320–84, English theologian, religious reformer, and Biblical translator.
- wild rice — a tall aquatic grass, Zizania aquatica, of northeastern North America.
- windscale — a numerical scale, as the Beaufort scale, for designating relative wind intensities.
- witch-elm — wych-elm
- witchlike — Resembling a witch or some aspect of one.
- wloclawek — a city in N central Poland, on the Vistula River.
- workplace — a person's place of employment.
- wreckless — Without causing or suffering a wreck.
- wycherley — William, c1640–1716, English dramatist and poet.
- wyliecoat — a woolen or flannel undergarment, as a warm undershirt.