12-letter words containing w, e, l, s, h
- stitch wheel — a notched wheel used by a harness maker to mark out the spacing for stitching
- sunshine law — a law requiring a government agency to open its official meetings and records to the general public.
- swash letter — an ornamental italic capital letter having a flourish extending beyond the body of the type.
- swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
- swedish mile — a unit of length used in Sweden, equal to 10 kilometres
- swell-headed — a vain or arrogant person.
- swelled head — an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit.
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- swivel chair — a chair whose seat turns around horizontally on a swivel.
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- the shallows — a shallow place in a body of water
- the whirlies — illness induced by excessive use of alcohol or drugs
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- wash leather — a soft leather, usually made of sheepskin
- wash-leather — a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.
- washing line — cord for hanging laundry to dry
- watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- water shield — Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
- water splash — a place where a stream runs over a road
- weatherglass — any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.
- webi shebeli — Webi [wey-bi] /ˈweɪ bɪ/ (Show IPA), Webi Shebeli.
- weightlessly — Whilst weightless; without weight.
- well-wishing — a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc.
- welsh rabbit — a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
- welwitschias — Plural form of welwitschia.
- west lothian — a historic county in S Scotland.
- wethersfield — a town in central Connecticut.
- whaler shark — a large voracious shark, Galeolamna macrurus, of E. Australian waters
- wheel static — noise in an automobile radio induced by wheel rotation.
- wheelbarrows — Plural form of wheelbarrow.
- wheeltappers — Plural form of wheeltapper.
- wheelwrights — Plural form of wheelwright.
- wherewithals — Plural form of wherewithal.
- whippletrees — Plural form of whippletree.
- whisperingly — In a whispering manner; quietly.
- whistle-stop — to campaign for political office by traveling around the country, originally by train, stopping at small communities to address voters.
- white plains — a city in SE New York, near New York City: battle 1776.
- white salmon — the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.
- white slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- white squall — a whirlwind at sea or a violent disturbance of small radius not accompanied by clouds but indicated merely by whitecaps and turbulent water.
- white-slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- whole sister — a sister whose parents are the same as one's own.
- whole-souled — wholehearted; hearty.
- wigglesworth — Michael, 1631–1705, U.S. theologian and author, born in England.
- wilton house — a mansion in Wilton in Wiltshire: built for the 1st Earl of Pembroke in the 16th century; rebuilt after a fire in 1647 by Inigo Jones and John Webb; altered in the 19th century by James Wyatt; landscaped grounds include a famous Palladian bridge
- wishing well — a well or pool of water supposed to grant the wish of one who tosses a coin into it.
- wolf whistle — a wolf call made by whistling, often characterized by two sliding sounds, a peal up to a higher note and then one up to a lower note and down.
- wolf-whistle — If someone wolf-whistles, they make a whistling sound with a short rising note and a longer falling note. Some men wolf-whistle at a woman to show that they think she is attractive, and some women find this offensive.
- world-shaker — something of sufficient importance to affect the entire world: The book is no world-shaker, but it's pleasant reading.