12-letter words containing w, b, u
- turkey brown — an angler's name for a species of mayfly, Paraleptophlebia submarginata
- unanswerable — not capable of being answered; not having a known or discoverable answer: an unanswerable question.
- unfollowable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- unreviewable — a critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- urban sprawl — the uncontrolled spread of urban development into neighboring regions.
- water bouget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- water-budget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- watteau back — a loose, full back of a woman's gown, formed by wide box pleats hanging from a high shoulder yoke and extending to the hem in an unbroken line.
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- well-thumbed — A book or magazine that is well-thumbed is creased and marked because it has been read so often.
- whataboutery — (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past
- whole number — Also called counting number. one of the positive integers or zero; any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, …).
- williamsburg — a city in SE Virginia: colonial capital of Virginia; now restored to its original pre-Revolutionary style.
- wind turbine — a turbine powered by the wind.
- winter blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness associated with experiencing the cold and darkness of winter
- winterbourne — a channel filled only at a time of excessive rainfall.
- woburn abbey — a mansion in Woburn in Bedfordshire: originally an abbey; rebuilt in the 17th century for the Dukes of Bedford, altered by Henry Holland in the 18th century; deer park landscaped by Humphrey Repton
- woodburytype — a process using gelatine film exposed to the negative, which is then pressed into lead and processed, or a print of this type
- wrong number — a call made to a number other than the one intended. the number or person reached through such a call.