12-letter words containing s, i, t, w
- the whirlies — illness induced by excessive use of alcohol or drugs
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- thitherwards — in that direction
- time-wasting — causing someone to spend time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit
- twenty-first — next after the twentieth; being the ordinal number for 21.
- twenty-sixer — a liquor bottle of around 26 ounces (0.750 litre) capacity
- twenty-sixth — next after the twenty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 26.
- twisted pair — A twisted pair is a pair of wires that are twisted together to reduce interference.
- twitch grass — couch grass.
- twitterverse — the social networking site Twitter and its users
- two sicilies — Two Sicilies.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- unworthiness — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- wainscotings — Plural form of wainscoting.
- wainscotting — paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.
- waistcoateer — a prostitute
- waistcoating — a fabric for making waistcoats.
- wait and see — If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.
- waiting list — a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school.
- walkingstick — a stick used for walking
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- washfountain — a large, usually circular wash basin, as in an industrial plant, in which a spray of water activated by foot pedal allows several workers to wash simultaneously.
- washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
- water pistol — a toy gun that shoots a stream of liquid.
- water shield — Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
- water spider — a Eurasian spider, Argyroneta aquatica, that spins a web in the form of an air-filled chamber in which it lives submerged in streams and ponds
- water sprite — a sprite or spirit inhabiting the water, as an undine.
- watered silk — silk with a wavy lustrous finish
- waterishness — the state of being waterish
- watermanship — the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
- watkins glen — a village in W New York, on Seneca Lake: gorge and cascades.
- wattenscheid — an industrial town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia east of Essen
- weather ship — a ship equipped for meteorological observation.
- weather-wise — skillful in predicting weather.
- weatherstrip — A strip of rubber, metal, or other material used to seal the edges of a door or window against the cold.
- weightedness — The condition of being weighted.
- weightlessly — Whilst weightless; without weight.
- well-studied — marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
- welsh rabbit — a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
- welwitschias — Plural form of welwitschia.
- west african — of or relating to West Africa
- west chicago — a town in NE Illinois.
- west lothian — a historic county in S Scotland.
- west memphis — a city in E Arkansas, on the Mississippi.
- west mifflin — a city in W Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
- west pointer — a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point
- west prussia — a former province of Prussia: since 1945 part of Poland.
- west warwick — a town in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- westerliness — Westerly position.