10-letter words containing w, a, y
- water lily — any of various aquatic plants of the genus Nymphaea, species of which have large, disklike, floating leaves and showy flowers, especially N. odorata, of America, or N. alba, of Europe. Compare water lily family.
- watercycle — any of various small watercraft that are moved by working pedals or treadles
- wavelessly — (of water) Without being disturbed by waves; tranquilly.
- waveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- wax myrtle — an aromatic shrub, Myrica cerifera, of the southeastern U.S., bearing small berries coated with wax that is sometimes used in making candles.
- wayfinding — (biology) The ability of a person or animal to orientate itself and to navigate; the process used by a person or animal for orienting itself and navigating.
- waymarking — A recreational activity involving the finding and logging of points of interest, usually with a GPS receiver and digital camera.
- waynesboro — a city in N Virginia.
- wearyingly — In a wearying way.
- wednesdays — on or during Wednesdays; every Wednesday.
- westwardly — having a westward direction or situation: the westwardly migration of the 1850s.
- while away — a period or interval of time: to wait a long while; He arrived a short while ago.
- whisky mac — a drink consisting of whisky and ginger wine
- whiskyjack — (Canada) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
- white lady — a cocktail consisting of gin, Cointreau, and lemon juice
- whitmonday — the Monday following Whitsunday.
- whitsunday — the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
- wild pansy — any uncultivated or wild form of the common pansy, Viola tricolor.
- willywacks — willowwacks.
- wing-weary — tired from flying or traveling.
- winstanley — Gerrard. ?1609–60, English radical; leader of the Diggers (1649–50) and author of the pamphlet The Law of Freedom in a Platform (1652)
- woman-year — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on a standard number of woman-days in a year of work.
- womanfully — in a manner full of womanly spirit: She struggled womanfully to complete the task.
- womanishly — In a womanish way.
- woollyback — a person who lives in a region near, but not in, Liverpool
- worry wart — a person who tends to worry habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget.
- worrywarts — Plural form of worrywart.
- wrap party — a party held for cast and crew to celebrate the completion of filming of a motion picture or television programme
- wrathfully — very angry; ireful; full of wrath: They trembled before the wrathful queen.
- wykehamist — a pupil or former pupil of Winchester College
- yellow pad — a scratch pad of yellow, lined paper.
- yellow sea — an arm of the Pacific N of the East China Sea, between China and Korea.
- yellowback — (formerly) an inexpensive, often lurid, novel bound in yellow cloth or paper.
- yellowcake — a processed oxide of uranium, U 3 O 8 , extracted and concentrated from uranium ore: used as the raw material for commercial nuclear materials, especially fuel elements in nuclear reactors.
- yellowhead — Chaetodon xanthocephalus, the yellowhead butterflyfish.
- yellowtail — a game fish, Seriola lalandei, of California.
- yellowware — a type of pottery made from yellowish clay and finished with a transparent, yellow-colored glaze.