15-letter words containing l, y, w, e
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- viewing gallery — an area in a building or outside for viewing an activity, the surrounding scenery, etc
- walleye pollock — a cod, Theragra chalcogramma, ranging the northern Pacific, that is related to and resembles the pollock.
- well trajectory — The well trajectory is the direction in which the well is drilled.
- whip-tailed ray — a whipray.
- whitley council — any of a number of organizations made up of representatives of employees and employers for joint consultation on and settlement of industrial relations and conditions for a particular industry or service
- wild strawberry — uncultivated plant bearing red fruit
- winning gallery — a winning opening on the hazard side, below the penthouse and farthest from the dedans. Compare dedans (def 1), grille (def 5).
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- wolf-rayet star — a very hot (35,000–100,000 K) and luminous star in the early stages of evolution, with broad emission lines in its spectrum.
- yellow goatfish — a schooling goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Panama.
- yellow lead ore — wulfenite.
- yellow mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.