17-letter words containing l, i, t, o, e
- wild sweet potato — man-of-the-earth.
- willow flycatcher — a North American flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, of alder thickets and other moist areas, that has greenish-brown upper parts and whitish underparts and is almost indistinguishable except by voice from E. traillii (willow flycatcher)
- winter heliotrope — a creeping perennial, Petasites fragrans, related to the butterbur, having lilac to heliotrope-coloured flowers smelling of vanilla: found chiefly on road verges
- wireless operator — a radio operator
- withdrawal method — a method of contraception in which the man withdraws his penis from the woman's vagina before ejaculation
- world without end — for ever
- worth one's while — a period or interval of time: to wait a long while; He arrived a short while ago.
- wrangell-mountain — Mount, an active volcano in SE Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 14,006 feet (4269 meters).
- yellow water lily — any of several water lilies, as the spatterdock, Nuphar luteum, having yellow flowers.
- yellowstone river — river flowing from NW Wyo. through Mont. into the Missouri River: 671 mi (1,080 km)
- yield the palm to — to acknowledge the superiority of; admit to defeat by
- yield to maturity — The yield to maturity of a bond is the rate of return on the bond if it is held to its maturity date.
- you're telling me — I know, I'm well aware
- zebra swallowtail — a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio marcellus, having black and greenish-white stripes on the wings.
- zola technologies — (company) Producers of the Z simulation language.