11-letter words containing s, w, u
- waterlocust — a thorny honeylocust (Gleditsia aquatica), native to the SE U.S., with a dark, heavy wood that takes a high polish
- waterspouts — Plural form of waterspout.
- waterthrush — A thrushlike North American warbler related to the ovenbird, found near woodland streams and swamps.
- web du bois — William Edward Burghardt [burg-hahrd] /ˈbɜrg hɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1868–1963, U.S. educator and writer.
- websquatter — A person or company that engages in websquatting.
- wedge issue — an issue that divides or causes conflict in an otherwise unified group: Abortion is a wedge issue for the Republican Party.
- weissmuller — Peter John ("Johnny") 1904–84, U.S. swimmer and film actor.
- well suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
- well-suited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
- welsh vault — underpitch vault.
- wendy house — a child's playhouse.
- west sussex — a county in SE England. 778 sq. mi. (2015 sq. km).
- westborough — a town in central Massachusetts.
- wh question — a question containing a WH-word, often in initial position, and calling for an item of information to be supplied, as Where do you live?
- wh-question — a question containing a WH-word, often in initial position, and calling for an item of information to be supplied, as Where do you live?
- whalesucker — a large, blue remora, Remora australis, that attaches itself to whales and dolphins.
- wheelhouses — Plural form of wheelhouse.
- when-issued — of, relating to, or noting an agreement to buy securities paid for at the time of delivery. Abbreviation: wi, w.i.
- whereabouts — about where? where?
- whirlabouts — Plural form of whirlabout.
- whit sunday — the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
- white house — Also called Executive Mansion. the official residence of the president of the United States, in Washington, D.C.: a large, two-story, freestone building painted white.
- white lotus — either of two Egyptian water lilies of the genus Nymphaea, as N. caerulea (blue lotus) having light blue flowers, or N. lotus (white lotus) having white flowers.
- white sauce — a sauce made of butter, flour, seasonings, and milk or sometimes chicken or veal stock; béchamel.
- white sound — white noise.
- whitsuntide — the week beginning with Whitsunday, especially the first three days of this week.
- whittuesday — the day following Whitmonday.
- whore-house — a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel.
- wienerwurst — Vienna sausage.
- wilkinsburg — a borough in SW Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
- willfulness — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- windsurfing — a form of sailing in which a flexible sail, free to move in any direction, is mounted on a surfboard and the craft guided by the standing rider.
- wishfulness — The state or quality of being wishful; sometimes specifically wishful thinking.
- wistfulness — characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
- with a rush — suddenly and forcefully
- wood grouse — the capercaillie.
- wood thrush — a large thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, common in woodlands of eastern North America, and noted for its melodious song.
- woodcutters — Plural form of woodcutter.
- word square — a set of words such that when arranged one beneath another in the form of a square they read alike horizontally and vertically.
- workarounds — Plural form of workaround.
- worksurface — A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers in a kitchen, that can be used to work on.
- world music — (sometimes initial capital letters) any of various styles of popular music combining traditional, indigenous forms with elements of another culture's music, especially of Western rock and pop.
- worse luck! — unhappily; unfortunately
- wraparounds — Plural form of wraparound.
- yellow rust — stripe rust.
- zwischenzug — a tactical move interpolated into an exchange or series of exchanges to improve the outcome