8-letter words containing w, i, t, h
- thuswise — in this way; thus
- tightwad — a close-fisted or stingy person.
- township — a unit of local government, usually a subdivision of a county, found in most midwestern and northeastern states of the U.S. and in most Canadian provinces.
- toy with — If you toy with an idea, you consider it casually without making any decisions about it.
- twichild — a person who is experiencing a second childhood
- twilight — the soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.
- twinight — (of a baseball double-header) held in the late afternoon and evening
- twinship — the condition of being a twin or twins
- twitched — to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve.
- twitcher — to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve.
- unweight — Skiing. to lessen downward force and friction between the skis and the snow by a quick upward or downward shifting of the body or by using bumps in the terrain.
- wanthill — a molehill
- watch it — You say 'watch it' in order to warn someone to be careful, especially when you want to threaten them about what will happen if they are not careful.
- watching — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- waterish — somewhat, or tending to be, watery.
- weighted — having additional weight.
- weighter — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- wet fish — fresh fish as opposed to frozen or cooked fish
- whatsits — Plural form of whatsit.
- wheatish — (of the complexion) of the pale golden colour of ripe wheat; light brown.
- whetting — to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
- whinchat — a small Old World thrush, Saxicola rubetra, having a buff-colored breast and white streaks in the tail.
- whip out — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- whip-out — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- whippets — Plural form of whippet.
- whipster — (informal, dated) a scholastic often pedantic person, wise guy.
- whiptail — any of numerous New World lizards of the family Teiidae, especially of the genus Cnemidophorus, characterized by great agility and alertness.
- whirlbat — a weapon used in medieval times
- whistful — Peaceful, tranquil.
- whistled — Simple past tense and past participle of whistle.
- whistler — James (Abbott) McNeill [muh k-neel] /məkˈnil/ (Show IPA), 1834–1903, U.S. painter and etcher, in France and England after 1855.
- whistles — Plural form of whistle.
- whitaker — a male given name.
- whiteboy — (UK, US, slang, mildly, pejorative) A young Caucasian male.
- whitecap — a wave with a broken and foaming white crest.
- whitecup — a creeping South American plant, Nierembergia repens, of the nightshade family, having bell-shaped, lilac- or blue-tinged, cream-white flowers.
- whitefly — any of several plant-sucking, homopterous insects of the family Aleyrodidae, having the body and wings dusted with a white, powdery wax, and being widely distributed chiefly in tropical regions where they are often serious crop pests, as Dialeurodes citri (citrus whitefly) commonly occurring on citrus trees, and Trialeurodes vaporariorum (greenhouse whitefly) inhabiting greenhouses.
- whitelaw — William (Stephen Ian), 1st Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith. 1918–99, British Conservative politician; Home Secretary (1979–83); leader of the House of Lords (1983–88)
- whiteley — Brett. 1939–1992, Australian artist, who travelled widely in Europe and Asia; his works include landscapes, nudes, and portraits
- whiteman — Paul ("Pops") 1891–1967, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- whitened — Simple past tense and past participle of whiten.
- whitener — a preparation for making something white, as a bleach, dye, or polish: a bottle of shoe whitener.
- whiteout — Meteorology. a condition, found in polar regions, in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable. a condition of heavily falling or blowing snow in which visibility is very poor.
- whitepot — a type of custard or milk pudding traditionally baked in a pot
- whitetip — The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus.
- whitgift — John. ?1530–1604, English churchman; as archbishop of Canterbury (1583–1604) he tried to curb the influence of Puritanism
- whithers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whither.
- whitings — Plural form of whiting.
- whitling — (UK, dialect) A young full trout during its second season.
- whitlows — Plural form of whitlow.