9-letter words containing w, h, o, l
- matholwch — a legendary king of Ireland and the husband of Branwen.
- milch cow — milk cow.
- mold wash — a coating applied in liquid form to walls of a mold cavity.
- mollyhawk — the juvenile of the southern black-backed gull, Larus dominicanus
- monowheel — A vehicle similar to a unicycle, its rider sitting within or adjacent to the single wheel.
- night owl — a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk.
- night-owl — a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk.
- nightglow — a dim light from the upper atmosphere caused by emissions from atoms and molecules ionized by solar radiation: observed at night (nightglow) during the day (dayglow) and at twilight (twilight glow) with each having slightly different characteristics.
- nosewheel — the landing wheel under the nose of an aircraft.
- ohm's law — the law that for any circuit the electric current is directly proportional to the voltage and is inversely proportional to the resistance.
- old welsh — the Welsh language of the period before c1150 a.d.
- on wheels — Something on wheels has wheels attached to the bottom, so that it can be moved easily.
- overwhelm — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- pewholder — a person who leases or is the owner of a pew or an area of seats in a church
- plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- punchbowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- seldshown — seldom shown
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shellwork — decorative work composed of seashells: an elaborate picture frame decorated with shellwork.
- shoalwise — in shoals or large groups
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- show bill — an advertising poster.
- show flat — a newly-build flat that is decorated and furnished for prospective buyers to view
- show girl — a woman who appears in the chorus of a show, nightclub act, etc.
- showerful — abundant
- showmanly — characteristic of a showman
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- slideshow — a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.
- slowcoach — a slowpoke.
- snow hole — a shelter dug in deep usually drifted snow
- somewhile — at some former time.
- southwell — Saint Robert. ?1561–95, English poet and Roman Catholic martyr, who was imprisoned, tortured, and executed for his Jesuit activities. His best-known poem is 'The Burning Babe'
- stalworth — stalwart.
- talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
- tallowish — resembling tallow; tallow-like
- the wolds — a range of chalk hills in NE England: consists of the Yorkshire Wolds to the north, separated from the Lincolnshire Wolds by the Humber estuary
- towelhead — an offensive term for someone who wears a turban
- town hall — a hall or building belonging to a town, used for the transaction of the town's business and often also as a place of public assembly.
- walkathon — a long-distance walking race for testing endurance.
- wash load — a load of washing which is put in a washing machine
- washbowls — Plural form of washbowl.
- washcloth — a small cloth for washing one's face or body.
- waterhole — A depression in which water collects, especially one from which animals regularly drink.
- weep hole — a hole in a sill, retaining wall, or the like for draining off accumulated moisture, as from condensation or seepage.
- well-hole — the shaft of a well.
- well-shod — a simple past tense and past participle of shoe.