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11-letter words containing e, t, h, l, w

  • otherworlds — Plural form of otherworld.
  • otherworldy — With a quality unlike those normal to everyday life, or outside typical human experience.
  • pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head.
  • right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
  • self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
  • settle with — to pay a debt or bill to
  • shuttlewise — in the manner of a shuttle (i.e. back and forth)
  • silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
  • small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
  • south wales — an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. Includes the capital city, Cardiff, as well as Swansea and Newport. Welsh name: De Cymru
  • sow thistle — any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.
  • stern-wheel — propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern.
  • swash plate — an inclined circular plate on a rotating shaft for transferring force and motion to or from parts reciprocating in a direction parallel to the axis of shaft rotation.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
  • tangle with — get involved with
  • ten-wheeler — a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck.
  • 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 gallows — execution by hanging
  • the tynwald — the Parliament of the Isle of Man, consisting of the crown, lieutenant governor, House of Keys, and legislative council
  • the welfare — the public agencies involved with giving such assistance
  • the willies — nervousness, jitters, or fright (esp in the phrase give (or get) the willies)
  • therewithal — together with that; in addition to that.
  • thimbleweed — any of several plants having a thimble-shaped fruiting head, especially either of two white-flowered North American plants, Anemone riparia or A. virginiana.
  • third wheel — odd person out among three people
  • thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
  • tin whistle — A tin whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes. You play the tin whistle by blowing into it. Tin whistles make a high sound and are often used in folk music, for example Irish music.
  • trifle with — treat frivolously
  • 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.
  • twelfth man — a reserve player in a cricket team
  • twelfthtide — the season of Twelfth Night and Twelfth Day.
  • twelve-inch — a phonograph record twelve inches in diameter, especially one with two or more remixes of the same song.
  • twelvemonth — a year.
  • two-wheeler — a vehicle, especially a bicycle, having two wheels: The boy changed his tricycle for a two-wheeler.
  • unwatchable — detectable; apparent.
  • up the wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
  • vowel shift — a systematic phonetic change in a language's vowels
  • water wheel — a wheel or turbine turned by the weight or momentum of water and used to operate machinery.
  • wavelengths — Plural form of wavelength.
  • wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
  • weatherable — able to withstand the effects of weather
  • weathergirl — a young woman who presents weather forecasts
  • weight belt — a belt worn to control a diver's buoyancy under water, on which slotted lead weights can be slipped according to the diver's body size and weight and having a quick-release buckle for emergency discarding.
  • weight loss — slimming
  • well-fought — simple past tense and past participle of fight.
  • well-taught — simple past tense and past participle of teach.
  • welsh vault — underpitch vault.
  • weltschmerz — sorrow that one feels and accepts as one's necessary portion in life; sentimental pessimism.
  • welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
  • west helena — a city in E Arkansas.
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