12-letter words containing s, w, o, p, e
- snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
- snowy mespil — a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii, that produces small white flowers in spring
- snowy plover — a small plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, mainly of the U.S. and Mexico, having a white breast and sand-colored upper parts.
- sponged ware — spongeware.
- sportswriter — a journalist who reports on sports and sporting events.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spotted wilt — a viral disease of plants, characterized by wilting and by brown, sunken spots and streaks on the stems and leaves.
- sweep-second — (on a timepiece) a second hand that is a sweep hand.
- sweet potato — a plant, Ipomoea batatas, of the morning glory family, grown for its sweet, edible, tuberous roots.
- the wop-wops — the backblocks; the back of beyond
- tree sparrow — a Eurasian bird, Passer montanus, related to but smaller than the house sparrow.
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- wages policy — a government policy setting wages and wage increases for workers, for example, setting minimum wage requirements
- water pistol — a toy gun that shoots a stream of liquid.
- water sports — a sport played or practiced on or in water, as swimming, water polo, or surfing.
- water sprout — a nonflowering shoot arising from a branch or axil of a tree or shrub.
- well-exposed — left or being without shelter or protection: The house stood on a windy, exposed cliff.
- west pointer — a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point
- whistle-stop — to campaign for political office by traveling around the country, originally by train, stopping at small communities to address voters.
- white sapote — a tropical American tree, Casimiroa edulis, of the rue family, having greenish, inconspicuous flowers and tomatolike fleshy fruit that is yellow on the inside and gray or yellowish-green on the outside.
- whooper swan — a common, Old World swan, Cygnus cygnus, distinguished by a yellow patch at the base of its bill, noted for its whooping cry.
- widow's peak — a point formed in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.
- winnipegosis — Lake, a lake in S Canada, in W Manitoba, W of Lake Winnipeg. 2086 sq. mi. (5405 sq. km).
- woodchippers — Plural form of woodchipper.
- woodchoppers — Plural form of woodchopper.
- wooden spoon — A wooden spoon is a spoon that is used for stirring sauces and for mixing ingredients in cooking. It is made of wood and has a long handle.
- wool stapler — a dealer in wool.
- yellow pages — Network Information Service