12-letter words containing w, e, l, t, r, s
- watercolours — Plural form of watercolour.
- watered silk — silk with a wavy lustrous finish
- weatherglass — any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.
- welsh rabbit — a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
- westerliness — Westerly position.
- western blot — a highly sensitive procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific protein in a mixed extract, as in testing for AIDS virus protein in a blood sample: proteins are separated by gel electrophoresis and transferred to a special filter paper, on which the protein under investigation can be detected by a probe, as the binding of a labeled antibody.
- western roll — a technique in high-jumping in which the jumper executes a half-turn of the body to clear the bar
- western wall — a wall in Jerusalem, the last extant part of the Temple of Herod, held sacred by Jews as a place of prayer and pilgrimage
- westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
- wethersfield — a town in central Connecticut.
- wheeltappers — Plural form of wheeltapper.
- wheelwrights — Plural form of wheelwright.
- wherewithals — Plural form of wherewithal.
- whippletrees — Plural form of whippletree.
- white slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- white-slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- whole sister — a sister whose parents are the same as one's own.
- wigglesworth — Michael, 1631–1705, U.S. theologian and author, born in England.
- windlestraws — Plural form of windlestraw.
- winter blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness associated with experiencing the cold and darkness of winter
- wool stapler — a dealer in wool.
- wrathfulness — The quality of being wrathful; wrath.