9-letter words containing r, l, d, a
- volgograd — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River: battles in World War II, September 1942–February 1943.
- volksraad — the legislative assembly of the Boer republics in South Africa during the latter half of the 19th century
- waldgrave — (in the Holy Roman Empire) an officer having jurisdiction over a royal forest.
- wallboard — material manufactured in large sheets for use in making or covering walls, ceilings, etc., as a substitute for wooden boards or plaster.
- wallydrag — a feeble, dwarfed animal or person.
- war cloud — something that threatens war; a harbinger of conflict.
- warmblood — A horse of a breed that is a cross between an Arab or similar breed and another breed of the draft or pony type.
- waywardly — In a wayward manner.
- weariedly — In an wearied manner; wearily.
- well-read — having read extensively (sometimes followed by in): well-read in oceanography.
- wergeland — Henrik Arnold. 1808–45, Norwegian poet and nationalist, remembered for his lyric and narrative verse
- wild boar — a wild Old World swine, Sus scrofa, from which most of the domestic hogs are believed to be derived.
- wild card — card game: substitute card
- wild pear — a wild variety of pear, especially Pyrus pyraster or Pyrus caucasica
- wild-card — of, constituting, or including a wild card.
- wildcards — Plural form of wildcard.
- wildcraft — The harvesting of wild plants to sell or make into saleable products.
- withdrawl — Misspelling of withdrawal.
- woodlarks — Plural form of woodlark.
- workloads — Plural form of workload.
- world car — an automobile designed to be built with standard parts manufactured in various countries and sold, with few changes, throughout the world.
- world war — a war that involves most of the principal nations of the world.
- worldbeat — a type of folk music combined with western mainstream influences
- yard sale — garage sale.
- yggdrasil — an evergreen ash tree, the three roots of which bind together Asgard, Midgard, and Niflheim.
- zeelander — a province in the SW Netherlands, consisting largely of islands. 1041 sq. mi. (2695 sq. km). Capital: Middelburg.