8-letter words containing w, a, i, l
- whiplash — the lash of a whip.
- whiptail — any of numerous New World lizards of the family Teiidae, especially of the genus Cnemidophorus, characterized by great agility and alertness.
- whirlbat — a weapon used in medieval times
- whitelaw — William (Stephen Ian), 1st Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith. 1918–99, British Conservative politician; Home Secretary (1979–83); leader of the House of Lords (1983–88)
- wild man — a person who is uncivilized; a savage.
- wild oat — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- wild yam — any of several uncultivated yams, especially Dioscorea villosa, of the U.S., having a woody, tuberous root.
- wildcard — (computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
- wildcats — Plural form of wildcat.
- wildland — land that has not been cultivated, especially land set aside and protected as a wilderness.
- willable — capable of being willed or fixed by will.
- willaert — Adrian [ey-dree-uh n,, ah-dree-ahn] /ˈeɪ dri ən,, ˈɑ driˌɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–1562, Flemish composer.
- williams — a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter W.
- williwaw — a violent squall that blows in near-polar latitudes, as in the Strait of Magellan, Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands.
- willyard — obstinate; willful.
- willywaw — Alternative form of williwaw.
- windable — that can be wound.
- windfall — an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune, or the like.
- windflaw — flaw2 (def 1).
- windgall — a puffy distention of the synovial bursa at the fetlock joint.
- windlass — a device for raising or hauling objects, usually consisting of a horizontal cylinder or barrel turned by a crank, lever, motor, or the like, upon which a cable, rope, or chain winds, the outer end of the cable being attached directly or indirectly to the weight to be raised or the thing to be hauled or pulled; winch.
- windsail — a sail rigged over a hatchway, ventilator, or the like, to divert moving air downward into the vessel.
- winnable — that can be won: a winnable war.
- wipeable — able to be wiped
- wishable — Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
- wizardly — of, like, or befitting a wizard.
- wladimir — Vladimir.
- wolffian — Christian von [kris-tee-ahn fuh n] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), Baron. Also, Wolf. 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.
- wrathily — in a wrathful or angry manner
- writable — capable of being written or set down in writing.
- zangwill — Israel, 1865–1926, English novelist and playwright.