11-letter words containing w, a, t, l, e
- water snail — Archimedes' screw.
- water table — the planar, underground surface beneath which earth materials, as soil or rock, are saturated with water.
- water wheel — a wheel or turbine turned by the weight or momentum of water and used to operate machinery.
- watercolors — Plural form of watercolor.
- watercolour — A water-soluble pigment.
- watercooler — Alternative spelling of water cooler.
- waterfowler — a person who hunts waterfowl for sport or food.
- waterlocked — enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water: a waterlocked nation.
- waterlocust — a thorny honeylocust (Gleditsia aquatica), native to the SE U.S., with a dark, heavy wood that takes a high polish
- waterlogged — so filled or flooded with water as to be heavy or unmanageable, as a ship.
- watermelons — Plural form of watermelon.
- waterslides — Plural form of waterslide.
- watsonville — a city in W California.
- wattlebirds — Plural form of wattlebird.
- wavelengths — Plural form of wavelength.
- wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- wearability — the durability of clothing under normal wear.
- weatherable — able to withstand the effects of weather
- weathergirl — a young woman who presents weather forecasts
- welcome mat — a doormat, especially one with the word “welcome” printed on it.
- weldability — to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, especially after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.
- welfaristic — characterized by welfarism
- well-beaten — formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass.
- well-seated — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- well-stated — fixed or settled: a stated price.
- well-taught — simple past tense and past participle of teach.
- welsh vault — underpitch vault.
- welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.
- west bengal — a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Capital: Calcutta. Compare Bengal (def 1).
- west helena — a city in E Arkansas.
- westmorland — a former county in NW England, now part of Cumbria, partially in the Lake District.
- westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- wet blanket — person: spoilsport
- wet-blanket — to extinguish (a fire) with a wet blanket.
- wettability — the condition of being wettable.
- whale watch — trip to observe sea mammals
- what a life — People say 'What a life' to indicate that they are unhappy or are having great difficulties.
- wheat field — area of land where wheat is cultivated
- wheat flour — powdered cereal grain
- wheeltapper — (UK, rail transport) Formerly, a railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.
- wherewithal — that with which to do something; means or supplies for the purpose or need, especially money: the wherewithal to pay my rent.
- whip-tailed — having a long, slender tail like a whip.
- whistleable — Capable of being whistled.
- white alder — sweet pepperbush.
- white alert — (in military or civilian defense) an all-clear signal, directive, etc., indicating that the danger of air raid no longer exists.
- white metal — any of various light-colored alloys, as Babbitt metal or Britannia metal.
- white slave — a woman who is sold or forced into prostitution.
- white volta — a river in W Africa, in Ghana: a branch of the Volta River. About 550 miles (885 km) long. Compare Volta (def 2).
- white whale — beluga (def 2).