12-letter words containing o, r, w, e
- state flower — a flower chosen as an official symbol of a U.S. state.
- state of war — a condition marked by armed conflict between or among states, existing whether or not war has been declared formally by any of the belligerents.
- stone curlew — thick-knee.
- storage wall — a set of shelves, cabinets, or the like that covers or forms a wall.
- story writer — author of prose fiction
- straw yellow — a pale yellow; straw color.
- streetworker — a social worker who works with youths of a neighborhood.
- swagger coat — a woman's pyramid-shaped coat with a full flared back and usually raglan sleeves, first popularized in the 1930s.
- sweet clover — melilot.
- sweet orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- sword-bearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
- telesoftware — the transmission of computer programs on a teletext system
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
- the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
- throw weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
- throw-weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
- toilet water — a scented liquid used as a light perfume; cologne.
- tooth powder — a dentifrice in the form of a powder.
- torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
- tow-coloured — pale yellow; flaxen
- town dweller — a person who resides in a town
- town manager — an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.
- tree sparrow — a Eurasian bird, Passer montanus, related to but smaller than the house sparrow.
- tree swallow — a bluish-green and white swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor, of North America, that nests in tree cavities.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trigger word — a word that initiates a process or course of action
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- trojan women — a tragedy (415 b.c.) by Euripides.
- trolley wire — an overhead wire that provides the current required for the trolleys of electric vehicles
- turkey brown — an angler's name for a species of mayfly, Paraleptophlebia submarginata
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- underendowed — (of a school, hospital, or other institution) lacking sufficient income from an endowment.
- underpowered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- unforewarned — not forewarned
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unnoteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- unoverthrown — not overthrown
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- vine-growing — of, relating to, or characterized by the cultivation of grapevines
- wager of law — a form of trial in which the accused offered to make oath of his innocence, supported by the oaths of 11 of his neighbours declaring their belief in his statements
- wagon master — wagon boss.
- waistcoateer — a prostitute
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- wallcovering — a flexible sheet of sized paper, fabric, plastic, etc., usually laminated and printed with a repeat pattern, for pasting on a wall as decoration and protection.