6-letter words containing i, w
- downie — Alternative spelling of Downie.
- dwight — Timothy, 1826–1916, U.S. ecclesiastic: president of Yale University 1886–98.
- eadwig — died 959 ad, king of England (955–57)
- earwig — any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- edwina — a female given name: derived from Edwin.
- entwin — (transitive) To separate; divide.
- enwind — (transitive) To wind about; to encircle.
- gawain — Arthurian Romance. one of the knights of the Round Table: a nephew of King Arthur.
- godwin — Also, Godwine [god-wi-nuh] /ˈgɒd wɪ nə/ (Show IPA). Earl of the West Saxons, died 1053, English statesman.
- godwit — any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica (Hudsonian godwit) having a long bill that curves upward slightly.
- gweilo — (ethnic slur) A Caucasian person, in China (generally a man); a ‘foreign devil’.
- haniwa — any of the terra-cotta models of people, animals, and houses from the Yayoi period of Japanese culture.
- hawaii — a state of the United States comprising the N Pacific islands of Hawaii, Kahoolawe, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, and Oahu: a U.S. territory 1900–59; admitted to the Union 1959. 6424 sq. mi. (16,715 sq. km). Capital: Honolulu. Abbreviation: HI (for use with zip code), Haw.
- hawick — a town in SE Scotland, in S central Scottish Borders: knitwear industry. Pop: 14 573 (2001)
- hawing — to utter a sound representing a hesitation or pause in speech.
- hawkie — a cow, esp a favourite one
- hawkit — (of animals) having a white streak or spots on the face
- hewing — to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- hewish — Antony, born 1924, British astronomer: discovered pulsars; Nobel Prize in Physics 1974.
- hewitt — Lleyton (ˈleɪtən). born 1981, Australian tennis player; US Open champion 2001, Wimbledon singles champion 2002
- hoihow — Haikou.
- howdie — a midwife.
- howzit — (slang, South Africa, Hawaii) Hello; what's up?.
- i know — I am already aware
- impawn — to put in pawn; pledge.
- in tow — to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device: The car was towed to the service station.
- in two — into halves
- in-law — a relative by marriage.
- indows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indow.
- inflow — something that flows in; influx.
- ingrow — To grow in; grow inwardly.
- inlaws — Plural form of inlaw.
- intown — being in the central or metropolitan area of a city or town: an intown motel.
- inwale — (in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.
- inwall — to enclose with a wall.
- inward — toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body.
- inwick — to perform a curling stroke in which the stone bounces off another stone and stops close to the tee
- inwind — enwind.
- inwith — within
- inwork — to work or produce (a result) in
- inworn — inwrought or worn in
- inwove — Simple past form of inweave.
- inwrap — enwrap.
- jawing — Present participle of jaw.
- jewing — one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite.
- jewish — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews or Judaism: Jewish customs.
- jigawa — a state of N Nigeria. Capital: Dutse. Pop: 4 348 649 (2006). Area: 23 154 sq km (8940 sq miles)
- jigsaw — Also, jig saw. an electric machine saw with a narrow blade mounted vertically in a frame, for cutting curves or other difficult lines or patterns.
- jowing — the ringing, tolling, or sound of a bell.
- kawaii — (in the context of Japanese popular culture) cute.