9-letter words containing w, e, r, k
- water oak — an oak, Quercus nigra, of the southern U.S., growing chiefly along streams and swamps.
- water-ski — to plane over water on water skis or a water ski by grasping a towing rope pulled by a speedboat.
- waterbuck — any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus, frequenting marshes and reedy places, especially K. ellipsiprymnus, of eastern and central Africa.
- waterlike — Resembling water.
- watermark — a mark indicating the height to which water rises or has risen, as in a river or inlet.
- waterpick — a portable electric appliance that uses a stream of water under force to remove food particles from between the teeth and to massage the gums.
- waterskin — The skin of a goat used as a container for water.
- waterwork — (arts) painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls.
- waxworker — A worker in the wax industry.
- waymarked — Marked with a waymark.
- weak verb — a regular verb
- weekender — a person who goes on a weekend vacation.
- westbrook — a city in SW Maine.
- wheelwork — a train of gears, as in a timepiece.
- whickered — Simple past tense and past participle of whicker.
- whiskered — having, wearing, or covered with whiskers.
- whitebark — The North American pine Pinus albicaulis, found in mountainous and subalpine regions, often as krummholz.
- whittaker — Charles Evans, 1901–73, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1957–62.
- wigmakers — Plural form of wigmaker.
- windbreak — a growth of trees, a structure of boards, or the like, serving as a shelter from the wind.
- wine rack — a framework for holding a number of bottles of wine in a horizontal position
- winemaker — an expert in the production of wines.
- wireworks — an establishment where wire is made or put to some industrial use.
- wisecrack — a smart or facetious remark.
- wonderkid — a young person whose excellence in his or her discipline is appropriate to someone older and more experienced
- wordbreak — the point at which a word is divided when it runs over from one line of print to the next
- work area — environment in which a job is done
- work file — a temporary file that holds data during processing
- work over — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- work week — weekly working hours
- workalike — (computing) A computer capable of running software designed for another.
- workbench — a sturdy table at which an artisan works.
- worked up — of, for, or concerning work: work clothes.
- worked-up — excited; perturbed: She's all worked-up about the new deadline.
- workerist — a supporter of working-class politics
- workforce — the total number of workers in a specific undertaking: a holiday for the company's work force.
- workhorse — a horse used for plowing, hauling, and other heavy labor, as distinguished from a riding horse, racehorse, etc.
- workhouse — a house of correction.
- workmates — Plural form of workmate.
- workpiece — a piece of work being machined.
- workplace — a person's place of employment.
- worksheet — a sheet of paper on which work schedules, working time, special instructions, etc., are recorded.
- workspace — space used or required for one's work, as in an office or home.
- worktable — a table with a work surface, often with drawers.
- workweeks — Plural form of workweek.
- workwomen — Plural form of workwoman.
- wreakless — (obsolete) unrevengeful; weak.
- wreckfish — a large brown fish, Polyprion americanus, of the sea bass family, inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and tropical Atlantic Ocean, often occurring in groups near wrecks.
- wreckless — Without causing or suffering a wreck.
- wrinklies — old people