12-letter words containing h, o, w, e
- wolf whistle — a wolf call made by whistling, often characterized by two sliding sounds, a peal up to a higher note and then one up to a lower note and down.
- wolf-whistle — If someone wolf-whistles, they make a whistling sound with a short rising note and a longer falling note. Some men wolf-whistle at a woman to show that they think she is attractive, and some women find this offensive.
- woman-chaser — a philanderer; womanizer.
- womanishness — The state or condition of being womanish.
- wonder child — an unusually intelligent or talented child; prodigy; wunderkind.
- woodchippers — Plural form of woodchipper.
- woodchoppers — Plural form of woodchopper.
- wooden horse — Trojan horse (def 1).
- woodshedding — Present participle of woodshed.
- woolgatherer — One who engages in woolgathering.
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- world-shaker — something of sufficient importance to affect the entire world: The book is no world-shaker, but it's pleasant reading.
- would rather — in a measure; to a certain extent; somewhat: rather good.
- wrong-headed — wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.
- yellow birch — a North American birch, Betula alleghaniensis (or B. lutea), having yellowish or silvery gray bark.
- yellow light — a yellow traffic light, usually preceding a signal halting traffic in a particular direction.
- yellow ocher — a paint pigment, a variety of limonite, consisting of iron oxide and clay
- yellow ochre — an earth pigment which is yellowish orange
- yellow perch — See under perch2 (def 1).
- yellowhammer — a common European bunting, Emberiza citrinella, the male of which is marked with bright yellow.
- yellowshanks — A bird, the yellowlegs.
- yellowthroat — any of several American warblers of the genus Geothlypis, having a throat that is yellow, especially the common yellowthroat, G. trichas.
- youth worker — A youth worker is a person whose job involves providing support and social activities for young people, especially young people from poor backgrounds.