9-letter words containing w, a, s, i
- sluiceway — a channel controlled by a sluice gate.
- snakewise — in a snake-like manner
- snowdonia — a massif in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, the highest peak being Snowdon
- spin wave — a magnetic wave propagated through a crystal lattice by a collective excitation of the spin angular momentum of electrons.
- sprawling — to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- squawfish — any of several large, voracious cyprinid fishes of the genus Ptychocheilus, inhabiting rivers of the western U.S. and Canada: the Colorado squawfish, P. lucius, is endangered.
- squawking — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- stairwell — the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.
- stairwise — by steps or in the manner of steps
- stairwork — unseen plotting
- stanisław — Saint. 1030–79, the patron saint of Poland. As Bishop of Cracow (1072–79) he excommunicated King Bolesław II, who arranged his murder. Feast day: May 11
- statewide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
- stay with — to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years.
- stiffware — a type of computer software that is difficult to modify
- superwaif — a very young and very thin supermodel
- swampfish — a small fish, Chologaster cornuta, related to the cavefishes, inhabiting swamps and streams of the Atlantic coastal plain, having small but functional eyes and almost transparent skin.
- swan dive — into water
- swan-dive — to perform a swan dive.
- swartzite — a hydrous carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and uranium, occurring in green crystals: an ore of uranium.
- swaziland — a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km). Capital: Mbabane.
- sweatsuit — A sweatsuit is a loose, warm, stretchy suit consisting of long trousers and a top which people wear to relax and do exercise.
- swim mask — mask (def 3).
- swingback — (especially in political affairs) a return or reversion, as to previous opinion, custom, or ideology: We must fight any swingback to isolationism.
- swingbeat — a type of modern dance music that combines soul, rhythm and blues, and hip-hop
- swingboat — a piece of fairground equipment consisting of a boat-shaped carriage for swinging in
- swingtail — denoting an aircraft with a rear portion that can be opened to assist in loading cargo
- swissvale — a city in SW Pennsylvania, on the Monongahela River.
- switchman — a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad.
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.
- tablewise — in the form of a table or list
- taiwanese — of or relating to Taiwan or its people.
- tallowish — resembling tallow; tallow-like
- tap swirl — a device used to direct the flow of water from a tap in a sink
- taperwise — in the manner of a taper
- unswaying — to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- unwasting — not wasting; not diminishing or decaying
- wackiness — odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books.
- waggeries — Plural form of waggery.
- waggishly — In a waggish manner.
- wahhabism — the group of doctrines or practices of the Wahhabis.
- wainscots — Plural form of wainscot.
- waist bag — a bag that fastens around the waist
- waistband — a band encircling the waist, especially as a part of a skirt or pair of trousers.
- waistbelt — a belt encircling the waist
- waistcoat — Chiefly British. vest (def 1).
- waistline — the circumference of the body at the waist: exercises to reduce the waistline.
- waitstaff — a staff of waiters or waitresses who wait on tables, as in a restaurant.
- wallabies — Plural form of wallaby.
- wallensis — Sir William, Wallace, Sir William.
- walpurgis — Saint, a.d. c710–780, English missionary and abbess in Germany: feast day May 1.