9-letter words containing h, a, w, e
- wheatless — without wheat
- wheatmeal — a brown flour intermediate between white flour and wholemeal flour
- wheatworm — a small nematode, Tylenchus tritici, that stunts growth and disrupts seed production in wheat.
- wheel man — Also, wheelsman [hweelz-muh n, weel-] /ˈʰwilz mən, ˈwil-/ (Show IPA). a helmsman or steersman.
- wheelbase — the distance from the center of the front-wheel spindle to the center of the rear-wheel axle.
- wheyfaces — Plural form of wheyface.
- whipsawed — subjected to a double loss, as when an investor has bought a stock at a high price soon before it declines and then, in order to make good the loss, sells it short before it advances.
- whipsnake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- whitbread — Fatima. born 1961, British javelin thrower: won gold at the World Championships (1987)
- white ant — termite
- white ash — any of various trees of the genus Fraxinus, of the olive family, especially F. excelsior, of Europe and Asia, or F. americana (white ash) of North America, having opposite, pinnate leaves and purplish flowers in small clusters.
- white hat — a virtuous hero, especially in a cowboy movie; good guy.
- white oak — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- white rat — an albino variety of the Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus, used in biological experiments.
- white sea — an arm of the Arctic Ocean, in the NW Russian Federation in Europe. About 36,000 sq. mi. (93,240 sq. km).
- white wax — a yellowish-white, somewhat translucent, tasteless solid, prepared by bleaching beeswax, used chiefly in pharmacy.
- white-ant — to undermine or subvert from within.
- whiteacre — an arbitrary name for a piece of land used for purposes of supposition in legal argument or the like (often distinguished from blackacre).
- whitebait — a young sprat or herring.
- whitebark — The North American pine Pinus albicaulis, found in mountainous and subalpine regions, often as krummholz.
- whitebass — a freshwater fish, Morone chrysops, of the bass family Moronidae, native to North American lakes and rivers
- whitebeam — a European tree, Sorbus aria, of the rose family, having leathery leaves, showy, white flowers, and mealy, orange-red or scarlet fruit.
- whitecaps — Plural form of whitecap.
- whitecoat — a baby seal, usually less than four weeks old and still having its initial white fur.
- whitedamp — a poisonous coal-mine gas composed chiefly of carbon monoxide.
- whiteface — a Hereford.
- whitehall — Also called Whitehall Palace. a former palace in central London, England, originally built in the reign of Henry III: execution of Charles I, 1649.
- whitehead — Alfred North, 1861–1947, English philosopher and mathematician, in the U.S. after 1924.
- whitetail — A deer, Odocoileus virginianus, family Cervidae, perhaps the most popular game animal in North America.
- whitewall — a rubber tire for an automobile, bicycle, etc., whose sidewall is colored white.
- whiteware — white earthenware
- whitewash — a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
- whittaker — Charles Evans, 1901–73, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1957–62.
- whittawer — a person who converts skins into white leather; a tawer
- who cares — I don't care
- wholemeal — whole-wheat.
- wholesale — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).
- wieschaus — Eric, born 1947, U.S.-born biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
- windshake — a crack between the annual rings in wood: caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk
- with ease — easily, without difficulty
- woodhaven — a city in SE Michigan.
- wreathing — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.