9-letter words containing w, e, l, a
- wasterful — Lb obsolete wasteful.
- watchable — detectable; apparent.
- watchless — not watchful or alert; lacking in vigilance: an irresponsible and watchless sentry.
- water elm — planer tree.
- waterfall — a steep fall or flow of water in a watercourse from a height, as over a precipice; cascade.
- waterfowl — a water bird, especially a swimming bird.
- waterhole — A depression in which water collects, especially one from which animals regularly drink.
- waterleaf — any of several North American plants of the genus Hydrophyllum, having clusters of bluish or white flowers and leaves often bearing marks resembling water stains.
- waterless — devoid of water; dry.
- waterlike — Resembling water.
- waterlily — Alternative spelling of water lily.
- waterline — Nautical. the part of the outside of a ship's hull that is just at the water level.
- watermeal — any of several tiny floating aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia.
- watermill — A mill (for whatever purpose) powered by water.
- wavellite — a hydrous aluminum fluorophosphate occurring as white to yellowish-green or brown aggregates of radiating fibers.
- waxflower — (botany) Any plant of the genus Hoya.
- wayleaves — Plural form of wayleave.
- weak link — flaw in a process
- weakliest — Superlative form of weakly.
- weaklings — Plural form of weakling.
- wealthier — Comparative form of wealthy.
- wealthily — In a wealthy way.
- weanlings — Plural form of weanling.
- wear well — look good in
- wearables — Plural form of wearable.
- weariedly — In an wearied manner; wearily.
- weariless — unwearying; tireless: a weariless vigil.
- wearingly — gradually impairing or wasting: Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.
- weaseling — (US) present participle of weasel.
- weaseller — someone who weasels out of a commitment or responsibility
- weatherly — (of a ship or boat) making very little leeway when close-hauled.
- weighable — Heavy enough to be weighed.
- welfarism — the set of attitudes and policies characterizing or tending toward the establishment of a welfare state.
- welfarist — the set of attitudes and policies characterizing or tending toward the establishment of a welfare state.
- welfarite — a person who is on welfare
- well-aged — having lived or existed long; of advanced age; old: an aged man; an aged tree.
- well-cast — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- well-made — skillfully built or constructed: a well-made sofa.
- well-paid — a simple past tense and past participle of pay1 .
- well-read — having read extensively (sometimes followed by in): well-read in oceanography.
- welladays — alas
- wellanear — alas!
- wellaways — alas
- wellheads — Plural form of wellhead.
- wenceslas — 1361–1419, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1378–1400; as Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia 1378–1419.
- wergeland — Henrik Arnold. 1808–45, Norwegian poet and nationalist, remembered for his lyric and narrative verse
- westfalen — German name of Westphalia.
- whale oil — oil rendered from whale blubber, formerly widely used as a fuel for lamps and for making soap and candles.
- whaleback — Nautical. a cargo vessel having a hull with a convex deck. a deck or cover curving upward.
- whaleboat — a long, narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas: formerly used in whaling, now mainly for sea rescue.