12-letter words containing h, e, a, l
- village hall — function venue in small community
- villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- waffle cloth — honeycomb (def 5a).
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- waltz-length — having the hemline at mid calf: a waltz-length nightgown.
- wash leather — a soft leather, usually made of sheepskin
- wash-leather — a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.
- washing line — cord for hanging laundry to dry
- watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- water shield — Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
- water splash — a place where a stream runs over a road
- weather girl — A weather girl is a young woman who presents weather forecasts at regular times on television or radio.
- weathercloth — a canvas cover for sheltering crew or protecting boat parts from the weather
- weatherglass — any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- well-behaved — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- well-coached — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- well-handled — managed, directed, or completed with efficiency: a well-handled political campaign.
- well-matched — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- welsh rabbit — a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
- welwitschias — Plural form of welwitschia.
- west lothian — a historic county in S Scotland.
- whaler shark — a large voracious shark, Galeolamna macrurus, of E. Australian waters
- wheel static — noise in an automobile radio induced by wheel rotation.
- wheelbarrows — Plural form of wheelbarrow.
- wheeltappers — Plural form of wheeltapper.
- wherewithall — Misspelling of wherewithal.
- wherewithals — Plural form of wherewithal.
- whiffle ball — any of various lightweight, hollow plastic balls with several large air holes that cause them to abruptly curve or sink when thrown, hit, etc.
- whigmaleerie — a whim; notion.
- white alkali — Agriculture. a whitish layer of mineral salts, especially sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, and magnesium sulfate, often occurring on top of soils where rainfall is low.
- white marlin — a small marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean, pale blue above and silvery below.
- white plague — tuberculosis, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
- white plains — a city in SE New York, near New York City: battle 1776.
- white poplar — Also called abele. an Old World poplar, Populus alba, widely cultivated in the U.S., having the underside of the leaves covered with a dense silvery-white down.
- white salmon — the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.
- white slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- white squall — a whirlwind at sea or a violent disturbance of small radius not accompanied by clouds but indicated merely by whitecaps and turbulent water.
- white walnut — butternut (def 1).
- white-collar — belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
- white-slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- whittle away — To whittle away something or whittle away at it means to gradually make it smaller, weaker, or less effective.
- wholehearted — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
- wilhelmina i — (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria of Orange-Nassau) 1880–1962, queen of the Netherlands 1890–1948 (mother of Juliana).
- william howe — E(dgar) W(atson) 1853–1937, U.S. novelist and editor.
- williewaught — a substantial serving or swig of an alcoholic beverage
- withdrawable — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- woolgatherer — One who engages in woolgathering.
- world-shaker — something of sufficient importance to affect the entire world: The book is no world-shaker, but it's pleasant reading.