12-letter words containing r, w, y
- go-away bird — a common name for a grey-plumaged lourie of the genus Corythaixoides
- gollywobbler — a very large quadrilateral staysail set between the foremast and mainmast of a schooner.
- granny woman — midwife (def 1).
- gravity wave — Astronomy, Physics. gravitational wave.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- grey wagtail — a greyish species of wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, found in temperate regions
- grey warbler — a small bush bird that hatches the eggs of the shining cuckoo
- gully-washer — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gullywashers — Plural form of gullywasher.
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- hare wallaby — a wallaby of the genus Lagorchestes
- henry howard — Earl of (Henry Howard) 1517?–47, English poet.
- how are you? — what is your state of health?
- how dare you — You say 'how dare you' when you are very shocked and angry about something that someone has done.
- industrywide — from, covering, or affecting an entire industry: industrywide profits.
- journeywoman — The female equivalent of a journeyman.
- junk jewelry — cheap costume jewelry.
- larch sawfly — a red and black sawfly, Pristiphora erichsonii, the larvae of which infest and feed on the leaves of larch.
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lawyer's wig — the shaggy ink-cap
- lawyerliness — Quality of being lawyerly.
- lloyd webber — (Sir) Andrew, born 1948, English composer of musical theater.
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- lyric writer — someone who writes lyrics
- marshmallowy — Similar to a marshmallow.
- merry-andrew — a clown; buffoon.
- microbrewery — a brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer.
- military law — the body of laws relating to the government of the armed forces; rules and regulations for the conduct of military personnel.
- money cowrie — the highly polished, usually brightly colored shell of a marine gastropod of the genus Cypraea, as that of C. moneta (money cowrie) used as money in certain parts of Asia and Africa, or that of C. tigris, used for ornament.
- monkeywrench — Alternative form of monkey wrench.
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- new york bay — a bay of the Atlantic at the mouth of the Hudson, W of Long Island and E of Staten Island and New Jersey.
- new york cut — a porterhouse steak with the fillet removed.
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- not to worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- noteworthily — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- nurserywomen — Plural form of nurserywoman.
- off broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
- off-broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
- otherworldly — of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
- oyster white — a slightly grayish white; off-white.
- pay-per-view — a system requiring that a subscriber pay for each program viewed: championship games seen only on pay-per-view.
- pearly white — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- power supply — power supply unit
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- prayer shawl — a tallith.
- prayer wheel — a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet.