9-letter words containing s, t, o, w
- tenon saw — a small fine-toothed saw with a strong back, used esp for cutting tenons
- tent show — an exhibition or performance, especially a circus, presented in a tent.
- the sword — violence, warfare
- the wolds — a range of chalk hills in NE England: consists of the Yorkshire Wolds to the north, separated from the Lincolnshire Wolds by the Humber estuary
- the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- the worst — the least good or most inferior person, thing, or part in a group, narrative, etc
- the-downs — a range of low ridges in S and SW England.
- throwster — a person who throws silk or synthetic filaments.
- toothwash — a tooth-cleaning liquid
- tow-start — the act of making the engine of a vehicle begin to work by towing that vehicle with another vehicle
- towerless — not having a tower
- townhouse — a house in the city, especially as distinguished from a house in the country owned by the same person.
- townscape — a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city.
- townsfolk — citizens, local people
- townshend — Charles, 1725–67, English politician, chancellor of the exchequer for whom the Townshend Acts are named.
- two cents — something of insignificant value; a paltry amount: We wouldn't give two cents for their chances of success.
- two-horse — If you describe a contest as a two-horse race, you mean that only two of the people or things taking part have any chance of winning.
- two-phase — diphase.
- two-sided — having two sides; bilateral.
- two-speed — (of a transmission system) having two settings
- ultraslow — extremely slow
- wadsworth — a city in N Ohio.
- wainscots — Plural form of wainscot.
- waistcoat — Chiefly British. vest (def 1).
- war story — an account or anecdote concerning one's personal experiences, especially in military combat, during a war.
- wardmotes — Plural form of wardmote.
- warm spot — Physiology. a sensory area in the skin that responds to an increase in temperature.
- warmouths — Plural form of warmouth.
- washcloth — a small cloth for washing one's face or body.
- watchouts — the act of looking out for or anticipating something; lookout: Keep a watchout for dishonest behavior.
- waterdogs — Plural form of waterdog.
- watterson — Henry ("Marse Henry") 1840–1921, U.S. journalist and political leader.
- wauwatosa — a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
- waypoints — Plural form of waypoint.
- weak spot — some aspect of a character or situation that is susceptible to criticism
- west goth — a Visigoth.
- westabout — in, to, or towards the west
- westbound — proceeding or headed west.
- westbrook — a city in SW Maine.
- westmount — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- whetstone — a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction.
- whinstone — Chiefly British. any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, especially igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt.
- whipstock — the handle of a whip.
- whiteboys — a secret agrarian peasant organization, active in Ireland during the early 1760s, whose members wore white shirts for recognition on their night raids to destroy crops, barns, and other property in redressing grievances against landlords and protesting the paying of tithes.
- whiteouts — Plural form of whiteout.
- whodunits — Plural form of whodunit.
- wholistic — holism.
- wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- williston — a city in NW North Dakota, on the Missouri River.
- windstorm — a storm with heavy wind but little or no precipitation.