8-letter words containing w, f
- windfall — an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune, or the like.
- windfarm — a large grouping of wind generators or wind plants located at a site having dependable strong winds.
- windflaw — flaw2 (def 1).
- windsurf — to engage in windsurfing.
- winfield — a town in S Kansas.
- winifred — a female given name.
- wipe off — remove by rubbing
- woefully — affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe: woeful melodies.
- wolf cub — a member of the junior division, for boys from 8 to 11, of the Boy Scouts; cub scout.
- wolf dog — any dog used in hunting wolves.
- wolf-eel — a large, eellike fish, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America.
- wolfbane — See 'wolfsbane'.
- wolffian — Christian von [kris-tee-ahn fuh n] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), Baron. Also, Wolf. 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.
- wolffish — any large fish of the genus Anarhichas, as A. lupus of the northern Atlantic, allied to the blenny and noted for its ferocious appearance and habits.
- wolfflin — Eduard [German ey-doo-ahrt] /German ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, Swiss classical scholar.
- wolfgang — a male given name.
- wolflike — any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
- wolfling — a young wolf
- wolfpack — A family or other group of wild wolves.
- wolfskin — The skin or pelt of a wolf.
- wonkfest — A self-congratulatory meeting of wonks (overly studious individuals).
- woodfern — An evergreen fern with leathery dark-green fronds.
- woodfree — (of high-quality paper) made from pulp that has been treated chemically, removing impurities
- woodroof — A small, sweet-smelling herb, Galium odoratum, once used for flavouring wine.
- woodruff — Hiram, 1817–67, Canadian driver, trainer, and breeder of harness-racing horses.
- wool fat — lanolin.
- woolfell — the skin of a wool-bearing animal with the fleece still on it.
- wordflow — A flow of words.
- wordform — One of the forms of a word.
- work off — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- workfare — a governmental plan under which welfare recipients are required to accept public-service jobs or to participate in job training.
- workflow — the flow or amount of work to and from an office, department, or employee.
- workfolk — People who labour.
- worksafe — (of an internet link, etc) suitable for viewing in the workplace because of an absence of pornographic content
- wormfish — any of several small, slender fishes of the family Microdesmidae, inhabiting tropical marine waters.
- worthful — full of worth or merit.
- woundfin — a slender, scaleless cyprinid fish, Plagopterus argentissimus, inhabiting the tributaries of the Colorado River system, having sharp spines in front of the dorsal fin and each pelvic fin: an endangered species.
- wrackful — ruinous.
- wrathful — very angry; ireful; full of wrath: They trembled before the wrathful queen.
- wreakful — (obsolete) Vengeful; angry, furious.
- wreckful — causing wreckage.
- writeoff — Alternative spelling of write-off.
- wrongful — unjust or unfair: a wrongful act; a wrongful charge.
- wuffling — Present participle of wuffle.
- wycliffe — John, c1320–84, English theologian, religious reformer, and Biblical translator.