8-letter words containing w, a, n, i
- weizmann — Chaim [khahy-im] /ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, Israeli chemist and Zionist leader, born in Russia: 1st president of Israel 1948–52.
- wellsian — of or relating to the writings of H.G. Wells
- whacking — large.
- whanging — a resounding blow.
- whapping — whopping.
- wharenui — An ornamental Maori meeting house representing the body of a tupuna, forming part of the larger marae complex.
- wharfing — Wharfs collectively.
- whinchat — a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff-colored breast and white streaks in the tail.
- whinyard — a sword
- whiteman — Paul ("Pops") 1891–1967, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- whizbang — Military. a small, high-speed shell whose sound as it flies through the air arrives almost at the same instant as its explosion.
- wideband — Describing a communications transmission rate between that of narrowband and broadband.
- widowman — a widower
- wightman — Hazel Hotchkiss, 1886–1974, U.S. tennis player.
- wild man — a person who is uncivilized; a savage.
- wildland — land that has not been cultivated, especially land set aside and protected as a wilderness.
- win back — retrieve, recover
- winchman — a man who operates a winch
- wind gap — a cut that indents only the upper part of a mountain ridge, usually a former water gap.
- windable — that can be wound.
- windages — Plural form of windage.
- windbags — Plural form of windbag.
- windfall — an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune, or the like.
- windfarm — a large grouping of wind generators or wind plants located at a site having dependable strong winds.
- 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.
- windward — toward the wind; toward the point from which the wind blows.
- wine bar — a bar, especially of a café or restaurant, that features a variety of wines served by the glass.
- wing bar — a line of contrasting color along the coverts of a bird's wing.
- wing dam — a jetty for diverting the current of a stream.
- wingback — an offensive back who lines up outside an end.
- wingbeat — One complete set of motions of a wing in flying.
- wingmate — Alternative form of wingman.
- wingspan — the distance between the wing tips of an airplane.
- winnable — that can be won: a winnable war.
- winnetka — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- wolffian — Christian von [kris-tee-ahn fuh n] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), Baron. Also, Wolf. 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.
- womanise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of womanize.
- womanish — womanlike or feminine.
- womanism — believing in and respecting the abilities and talents of women; acknowledging women's contributions to society.
- womanist — believing in and respecting the abilities and talents of women; acknowledging women's contributions to society.
- womanize — to make effeminate.
- wracking — Also called cloud rack. a group of drifting clouds.
- wrapping — something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.
- wreaking — to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.): They wreaked havoc on the enemy.
- zangwill — Israel, 1865–1926, English novelist and playwright.