9-letter words containing w, a, s
- fake news — false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting
- fallowers — Plural form of fallower.
- falsework — framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.
- farewells — Plural form of farewell.
- firewalls — Plural form of firewall.
- fish hawk — osprey (def 1).
- fishwoman — (dated) A woman who sells fish.
- flatwares — utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.
- flatwoods — a woodland in a low-lying region having little drainage.
- flatworms — Plural form of flatworm.
- footwalls — Plural form of footwall.
- footwears — Plural form of footwear.
- foreswear — Alternative spelling of forswear.
- forewarns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn.
- forswears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forswear.
- fosse way — a Roman road in Britain between Lincoln and Exeter, with a fosse on each side
- frame saw — a saw with a thin blade held in a specially shaped frame
- freakshow — Alternative spelling of freak show.
- frogspawn — The eggs of a frog, which are surrounded by transparent jelly.
- gall wasp — any wasp of the family Cynipidae, the larvae of which form characteristic galls on plants.
- galliwasp — any of numerous scaly marsh lizards of the genus Diploglossus, inhabiting Central America and the West Indies.
- gallowses — Plural form of gallows.
- game laws — a law enacted for the preservation of game, as by restricting the number and kinds of game that may be taken and by designating periods of the year when specified game may be taken.
- game show — a television or radio program in which contestants answer questions or play games of skill or chance in order to win money or other prizes.
- gang show — an amateur theatrical performance with a cast made up of youth members of Scouts and Guides
- gauss law — the principle that the total electric flux of a closed surface in an electric field is equal to 4π times the electric charge inside the surface.
- gawkiness — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- gigawatts — Plural form of gigawatt.
- giveaways — Plural form of giveaway.
- glass jaw — a person's jaw, especially that of a boxer, that is vulnerable to even a light blow.
- glassware — Ornaments and articles made from glass.
- glasswork — the manufacture of glass and glassware.
- glassworm — arrowworm.
- glasswort — any of several plants of the genus Salicornia, of the amaranth family, having succulent stems with rudimentary leaves, formerly used, when burned to ashes, as a source of soda for glassmaking.
- goalwards — toward or in the direction of the opposing team's goal
- greenwash — Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.
- greenways — Plural form of greenway.
- guideways — Plural form of guideway.
- gurdwaras — Plural form of gurdwara.
- hacksawed — Simple past tense and past participle of hacksaw.
- hairworms — Plural form of hairworm.
- halesowen — a town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands. Pop: 55 273 (2001)
- hallowmas — the feast of Allhallows or All Saints' Day, on November 1.
- hand-sewn — sewn by hand.
- hand-wash — to launder by hand rather than by washing machine: to hand-wash socks in a hotel-room sink.
- hansetown — Hansa (def 3).
- hard news — serious news of widespread import, concerning politics, foreign affairs, or the like, as distinguished from routine news items, feature stories, or human-interest stories.
- hardwires — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hardwire.
- hardwoods — Plural form of hardwood.
- hashbrown — Alternative spelling of hash brown.