6-letter words containing s, w, o
- swados — Harvey, 1920–72, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- swatow — Older Spelling. Shantou.
- swoony — tending to swoon
- swoopy — tending to swoop
- swoosh — to move with or make a rustling, swirling, or brushing sound.
- swotty — given to studying hard, esp to the exclusion of other activities
- swound — swoon.
- townes — Charles Hard, 1915–2015, U.S. physicist and educator: Nobel Prize in physics 1964.
- towser — a big dog.
- towson — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- unsown — a past participle of sow1 .
- unstow — to remove (tools, utensils, equipment, etc.) from stowage, especially in preparation for use.
- vowels — Phonetics. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to consonant). (in a syllable) the sound of greatest sonority, as i in grill. Compare consonant (def 1b). (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with consonant, as the (ē) of be (bē), we (wē), and yeast (yēst).
- vowess — a woman who has vowed chastity or devotion to a religious life; a nun
- wackos — Plural form of wacko.
- wagons — Plural form of wagon.
- wahoos — Plural form of wahoo.
- waldos — Plural form of waldo.
- washoe — b. 1965, female chimpanzee, first ape trained to communicate with humans by means of a sign language.
- watson — James Dewey, born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
- weston — Edward, 1886–1958, U.S. photographer.
- whatso — Whatever.
- wholes — Plural form of whole.
- whomps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whomp.
- whomso — whom
- whoops — a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- whoosh — a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened.
- whoosy — whoosis.
- whores — Plural form of whore.
- whorls — Plural form of whorl.
- whosis — whoosis.
- whosit — A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say).
- widows — Plural form of widow.
- wilson — Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone) [jon-stuh n,, -suh n] /ˈdʒɒn stən,, -sən/ (Show IPA), 1913–91, English writer.
- winsor — Justin, 1831–97, U.S. librarian and historian.
- wisdom — the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.
- wodges — Plural form of wodge.
- wolsey — Thomas, 1475?–1530, English cardinal and statesman.
- wolves — plural of wolf.
- womans — the female human being, as distinguished from a girl or a man.
- wonsan — a seaport in E North Korea.
- woodsy — of, or characteristic or suggestive of, the woods: a woodsy fragrance.
- woodys — a male given name, form of Woodrow.
- wooers — Plural form of wooer.
- worlds — Plural form of world.
- worsen — Make or become worse.
- worser — (nonstandard) worse.
- worses — bad or ill in a greater or higher degree; inferior in excellence, quality, or character.
- worsts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of worst.
- worths — good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting.