12-letter words containing t, o, h, w
- 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.
- white willow — a willow tree, Salix alba, of Europe and Asia having leaves with pale undersides
- white-collar — belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
- white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
- whitethroats — Plural form of whitethroat.
- whittle down — To whittle down a group or thing means to gradually make it smaller.
- whole sister — a sister whose parents are the same as one's own.
- whole-length — extended to or having its entire length; not shortened or abridged: a whole-length report.
- wholehearted — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
- whortleberry — the edible black berry of a Eurasian shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, of the heath family.
- wide-mouthed — having a wide mouth
- wigglesworth — Michael, 1631–1705, U.S. theologian and author, born in England.
- wigtownshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
- willow south — a city in S Alaska, about 113 km (70 miles) northwest of Anchorage: chosen as the site of the projected new state capital in 1976
- wilton house — a mansion in Wilton in Wiltshire: built for the 1st Earl of Pembroke in the 16th century; rebuilt after a fire in 1647 by Inigo Jones and John Webb; altered in the 19th century by James Wyatt; landscaped grounds include a famous Palladian bridge
- wisdom teeth — the third molar on each side of the upper and lower jaws: the last tooth to erupt.
- wisdom tooth — the third molar on each side of the upper and lower jaws: the last tooth to erupt.
- witch doctor — a person in some societies who attempts to cure sickness and to exorcise evil spirits by the use of magic.
- witch hobble — the hobblebush.
- with-profits — A with-profits savings scheme or financial plan is one in which the people who put money into the scheme receive extra money each year based on how successful the investment has been.
- withersoever — To wherever, to anywhere.
- withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
- withholdment — the act of withholding
- without fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- withoutdoors — out of doors.
- wolf whistle — a wolf call made by whistling, often characterized by two sliding sounds, a peal up to a higher note and then one up to a lower note and down.
- wolf-whistle — If someone wolf-whistles, they make a whistling sound with a short rising note and a longer falling note. Some men wolf-whistle at a woman to show that they think she is attractive, and some women find this offensive.
- wood's light — ultraviolet light filtered through glass containing nickel oxide, used in detecting forgeries, in detecting microbes in hair, etc.
- woolgatherer — One who engages in woolgathering.
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- work through — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- would rather — in a measure; to a certain extent; somewhat: rather good.
- wrought iron — a form of iron, almost entirely free of carbon and having a fibrous structure including a uniformly distributed slag content, that is readily forged and welded.
- yellow light — a yellow traffic light, usually preceding a signal halting traffic in a particular direction.
- yellowthroat — any of several American warblers of the genus Geothlypis, having a throat that is yellow, especially the common yellowthroat, G. trichas.
- youth worker — A youth worker is a person whose job involves providing support and social activities for young people, especially young people from poor backgrounds.