8-letter words containing t, a, r, e
- voltaire — (François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- votaress — a woman who is a votary.
- votaries — a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- waitered — a person, especially a man, who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waitress — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waltzers — Plural form of waltzer.
- wantoner — someone who behaves in a wanton manner
- wardmate — A pal met while staying at a hospital.
- wardmote — (historical) A meeting of the inhabitants of a ward.
- wariment — caution
- wartless — Without warts.
- wartweed — any of various plants, Euphorbia Helioscopia, E. Peplus and Chelidonium majus, used to cure warts
- wastrels — Plural form of wastrel.
- wastrife — wastefulness
- watchers — Plural form of watcher.
- water ox — water buffalo.
- waterage — the transportation of cargo by means of ships, or the charges for such transportation
- waterbed — a bed having a liquid-filled rubber or plastic mattress in a rigid, often heated, waterproof frame, and providing a surface that conforms to the sleeper's body in any position.
- waterboy — Alternative spelling of water boy.
- waterbus — Alternative spelling of water bus.
- waterdog — any of several large salamanders, as a mudpuppy or hellbender.
- watereth — Archaic third-person singular form of water.
- waterhen — An aquatic rail, especially a moorhen or related bird.
- waterily — In a watery manner.
- watering — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- waterish — somewhat, or tending to be, watery.
- waterjet — a stream of water forced out through a small aperture.
- waterlog — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- waterloo — a village in central Belgium, south of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815.
- waterman — a person who manages or works on a boat; boatman.
- watermen — Plural form of waterman.
- waterpot — A pot or jug for holding water.
- waterpox — chickenpox
- waterski — Each of a pair of skis enabling the wearer to skim the surface of the water when towed by a motorboat.
- waterway — a river, canal, or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel or transport.
- wax tree — a Japanese anacardiaceous tree, Rhus succedanea, having white berries that yield wax
- wear out — the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear; I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; I had to throw away the shirt after only three wears.
- wear-out — the act or fact of wearing out; a worn-out condition: wear-out at the knees of pants.
- weariest — Superlative form of weary.
- weathers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weather.
- westenra — Hayley (Dee). born 1987, New Zealand singer, known for the purity of her voice in many musical genres
- westward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west: a westward migration of farm workers.
- whatever — in any amount; to any extent: whatever merit the work has.
- wheatear — any of several small, chiefly Old World thrushes of the genus Oenanthe, having a distinctive white rump, especially O. oenanthe, of Eurasia and North America.
- whitaker — a male given name.
- willaert — Adrian [ey-dree-uh n,, ah-dree-ahn] /ˈeɪ dri ən,, ˈɑ driˌɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–1562, Flemish composer.
- wiretaps — Plural form of wiretap.
- wisteria — any climbing shrub belonging to the genus Wisteria, of the legume family, having showy, pendent clusters of blue-violet, white, purple, or rose flowers.
- workmate — A person with whom one works.
- wreathed — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.