11-letter words containing t, o, y, w
- southwardly — toward the south
- storywriter — a person who writes stories, tales, fables, etc.
- tally-woman — a mistress
- thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
- through way — a way that traffic or vehicles can pass through
- to give way — If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.
- trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
- troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
- trustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- twenty-fold — having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.
- twenty-four — a cardinal number, 20 plus 4.
- two a penny — Things that are said to be two a penny or ten a penny are not valuable or interesting because they are very common and easy to find.
- two-by-four — two units thick and four units wide, especially in inches.
- unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- water poppy — a Brazilian, aquatic plant, Hydrocleys nymphoides, having yellow, poppylike flowers.
- wave theory — Also called undulatory theory. Physics. the theory that light is transmitted as a wave, similar to oscillations in magnetic and electric fields. Compare corpuscular theory.
- way station — a station intermediate between principal stations, as on a railroad.
- whit monday — the Monday following Whitsunday.
- whiteboyism — the principles or conduct of the Whiteboys
- whodunnitry — the style or genre of novels, plays, etc concerned with crime
- wood betony — the betony, Stachys officinalis.
- workability — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- worthlessly — In a worthless manner.
- yachtswoman — a woman who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.
- yachtswomen — Irregular plural form of yachtswoman.
- yellow hats — the sect of Tibetan Buddhist monks established after religious reforms in the 14th century.
- yellow rust — stripe rust.
- yellow spot — Ophthalmology. macula (def 2b).
- yellowstone — a river flowing from NW Wyoming through Yellowstone Lake and NE through Montana into the Missouri River in W North Dakota. 671 miles (1080 km) long.
- yellowtails — Plural form of yellowtail.