8-letter words containing r, w, d
- subdwarf — a star which is smaller than a dwarf star
- subworld — in literary theory, a world 'created' by a character within a text world or fiction, for example through a flashback or reminiscence on the part of the character; the subworld is subordinate to but not part of the text world
- sunwards — Also, sunwards. toward the sun.
- swaddler — a blanket in which to swaddle a baby
- swanherd — a person who tends swans.
- swanndri — an all-weather heavy woollen shirt
- swindler — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- swordman — swordsman.
- teardown — a taking apart; disassembly.
- the word — the proper or most fitting expression
- thraward — contrary, stubborn or obstinate
- towardly — apt to learn; promising.
- turndown — that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar.
- twaddler — trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.
- tweedler — a person who tweedles
- twiddler — to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
- two-door — (of a car) having two doors
- uncrewed — lacking a crew
- underjaw — the lower jaw
- undertow — the seaward, subsurface flow or draft of water from waves breaking on a beach.
- underway — occurring while under way: the underway activities on a cruise ship.
- underwit — a halfwit or a fool
- untoward — unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
- unwarded — not warded or guarded; undefended
- unwarmed — not warmed; unheated
- unwarned — not warned or cautioned; without warning
- unwarped — not warped, as a phonograph record or flooring.
- unwinder — to undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition: to unwind a rolled bandage; to unwind a coiled rope.
- unworded — not expressed in words
- unworked — not worked; not used; not exerted
- unwormed — (of animals) not rid of worms
- verwoerd — Hendrik Frensch [hen-drik frens] /ˈhɛn drɪk frɛns/ (Show IPA), 1901–66, South African political leader, born in the Netherlands: prime minister 1958–66.
- waitered — a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waivered — Allowed by waiver; permitted by exception granted from otherwise applicable rules.
- waldhorn — an organ reed stop
- waldrapp — the hermit ibis, Geronticus eremita, found in parts of N Africa and the Middle East
- wandered — to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
- wanderer — a Covenanter persecuted by Charles II and James II, especially one who fled home to follow rebellious Presbyterian ministers who refused to accept episcopacy.
- wanderoo — any of several purple-faced langurs, of Sri Lanka.
- wanweird — (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Misfortune; ill or unhappy fate.
- wanwordy — without merit
- war bond — debt securities issued by a government for the purpose of financing military operations during times of war
- ward off — a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- wardcorn — a payment of corn in the feudal law system
- wardenry — the office, jurisdiction, or district of a warden.
- wardmate — A pal met while staying at a hospital.
- wardmote — (historical) A meeting of the inhabitants of a ward.
- wardress — a woman who is a warder.
- wardrobe — a stock of clothes or costumes, as of a person or of a theatrical company.
- wardroom — the area serving as the living quarters for all commissioned officers except the commanding officer.