9-letter words containing t, w, a
- hatchways — Plural form of hatchway.
- hawk moth — any of numerous moths of the family Sphingidae, noted for their very swift flight and ability to hover while sipping nectar from flowers.
- haworthia — any of various succulent plants of the genus Haworthia, native to South Africa, having densely overlapping, often warty leaves clustered in rosettes.
- hawthorne — Nathaniel, 1804–64, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- hawthorns — Plural form of hawthorn.
- hawthorny — resembling or characterized by hawthorns
- headwater — A tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source.
- heartwood — the hard central wood of the trunk of an exogenous tree; duramen.
- heartworm — a parasitic nematode, Dirofilaria immitis, transmitted by mosquito and invading the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, wolves, and foxes throughout its range in tropical, subtropical and, more recently, temperate regions around the world.
- heat wave — an air mass of high temperature covering an extended area and moving relatively slowly.
- heatwaves — Plural form of heatwave.
- hot water — trouble; a predicament: His skipping classes will get him into real hot water when exam time comes.
- how about — introducing a suggestion
- ice water — water chilled with or as if with ice.
- ice-water — water chilled with or as if with ice.
- in a stew — agitated, flustered
- inwreathe — enwreathe.
- iowa city — a city in SE Iowa.
- jackstraw — one of a group of strips of wood or similar objects, as straws or toothpicks, used in the game of jackstraws.
- jamestown — a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km).
- jerkwater — Informal. insignificant and out-of-the-way: a jerkwater town.
- kathiawar — a peninsula on the W coast of India.
- kilowatts — Plural form of kilowatt.
- kittiwake — either of two small, pearl-gray gulls of the genus Rissa, the black-legged R. tridactyla of the North Atlantic and the red-legged and red-billed R. brevirostris, of the Bering Sea, both nesting on narrow cliff ledges and having a rudimentary hind toe.
- kittyhawk — a village in NE North Carolina: Wright brothers' airplane flight 1903.
- kwangtung — Older Spelling. Guangdong.
- land with — to give to, so as to put in difficulties; cause to be burdened with
- laserwort — the name given to several umbelliferous woodland plants of the genus Laserpitium, such as Laserpitium latifolium, whose roots are used as a flavouring
- last word — the closing remark or comment, as in an argument: By the rules of debate she would have the last word.
- late wood — summerwood.
- late-wake — a lyke-wake
- law agent — (in Scotland) a solicitor holding a certificate from the Law Society of Scotland and thereby entitled to appear for a client in any Sheriff Court
- law court — court of law.
- lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leastways — at least; at any rate; leastwise.
- leastwise — at least; at any rate.
- leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- lightwave — A wave of light.
- limewater — an aqueous solution of slaked lime, used in medicine, antacids, and lotions, and to absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
- low latin — any form of nonclassical Latin, as Late Latin, Vulgar Latin, or Medieval Latin.
- low water — water at its lowest level, as in a river.
- luftwaffe — air force.
- make with — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- manitowoc — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- markowitz — Harry M, born 1927, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- marrowfat — a large-seeded variety of pea.
- marshwort — A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- matchwood — wood suitable for match.
- mathewson — Christopher ("Christy") 1880–1925, U.S. baseball player.