6-letter words containing w, a, l
- wadmol — a bulky woolen fabric woven of coarse yarn and heavily napped, formerly much used in England and Scandinavia for the manufacture of durable winter garments.
- waffle — waffling language.
- waffly — to speak or write equivocally: to waffle on an important issue.
- waggle — to wobble or shake, especially while in motion: The ball waggled slowly to a stop. The leaves of the tree waggled in the wind.
- waggly — waggling; unsteady.
- wailed — to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
- wailer — to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
- walays — Sir William, Wallace, Sir William.
- walden — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- waldos — Plural form of waldo.
- walers — Plural form of waler.
- walesa — Lech [lek] /lɛk/ (Show IPA), born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.
- waling — something that is selected as the best; choice.
- walked — Simple past tense and past participle of walk.
- walker — Alice, born 1944, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- walkie — A walkie-talkie.
- walkup — Alternative form of walk-up.
- wallah — a person in charge of, employed at, or concerned with a particular thing (used in combination): a book wallah; a ticket wallah.
- wallas — Plural form of walla.
- walled — of or relating to a wall: wall space.
- waller — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- wallet — a flat, folding pocketbook, especially one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver's license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins.
- wallis — Harold Brent [brent] /brɛnt/ (Show IPA), ("Hal") 1899–1986, U.S. film producer.
- wallop — to beat soundly; thrash.
- wallow — to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust.
- walnut — the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone. Compare walnut family.
- walras — (Marie Esprit) Léon [ma-ree e-spree ley-awn] /maˈri ɛˈspri leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1834–1910, French economist.
- walrus — a large marine mammal, Odobenus nosmarus, of arctic seas, related to the seals, and having flippers, a pair of large tusks, and a tough, wrinkled skin.
- walter — Bruno [broo-noh] /ˈbru noʊ/ (Show IPA), (Bruno Schlesinger) 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
- walton — Ernest Thomas Sinton [sin-tn] /ˈsɪn tn/ (Show IPA), 1903–95, Irish physicist: Nobel prize 1951.
- wamble — to move unsteadily.
- wammul — a dog
- wandle — supple or limber
- wangle — to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation.
- wanhal — Jan Křtitel [yahn krshtyi-tel] /yɑn ˈkrʃtyɪ tɛl/ (Show IPA), 1739–1813, Czech composer.
- wankel — Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, German engineer: inventor of rotary engine.
- wankle — wobbly or insecure
- warble — to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day.
- warely — (obsolete) Watchfully; with caution.
- warhol — Andy, 1928–87, U.S. artist.
- warily — in a wary manner.
- warley — an industrial town in W central England, in Sandwell unitary authority, West Midlands: formed in 1966 by the amalgamation of Smethwick, Oldbury, and Rowley Regis. Pop: 189 854 (2001)
- warmly — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- warsle — wrestle
- wastel — (obsolete) A kind of fine white bread or cake.
- watbol — WATerloo COBOL. A COBOL for IBM MVS.
- wattle — Often, wattles. a number of rods or stakes interwoven with twigs or tree branches for making fences, walls, etc.
- wauled — Simple past tense and past participle of waul.
- wavell — Archibald Percival, 1st Earl, 1883–1950, British field marshal and author: viceroy of India 1943–47.
- wavily — Crookedly, twistingly, in a curved and winding manner.