9-letter words containing w, o, r, y
- pennywort — any of several plants having round or roundish leaves, as the navelwort.
- phony war — (in wartime) a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- powerplay — behaviour intended to maximise person's power
- screw you — expressing contempt
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- snow tyre — a motor vehicle tyre with deep treads and ridges to give improved grip on snow and ice
- snowberry — a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos albus, of the honeysuckle family, cultivated for its ornamental white berries.
- stornoway — a city in NW Scotland, in the Hebrides.
- swordplay — the action or technique of wielding a sword; fencing.
- tarrytown — a village in SE New York, on the Hudson River: restored home of Washington Irving.
- throwaway — made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
- two-party — (of a political system) dominated by two major political parties
- type-word — type (def 8).
- unworldly — not worldly; not seeking material advantage; spiritually minded.
- war story — an account or anecdote concerning one's personal experiences, especially in military combat, during a war.
- warlockry — witchcraft
- water boy — a person who carries a canteen or bucket of drinking water to those too occupied to fetch it, as to soldiers, laborers, or football players.
- waterbody — Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.
- whipcordy — resembling a whipcord
- whysoever — Form of whyever.
- wolfberry — a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos occidentalis, of the honeysuckle family, having gray, hairy, egg-shaped leaves and pinkish, bell-shaped flowers, and bearing white berries.
- wonderboy — (informal) A male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age.
- word-type — word class; part of speech
- workmanly — Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike.
- worriedly — having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police.
- worryguts — Worrywart, someone who worries excessively.
- worrywart — a person who tends to worry habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget.
- yellowred — Of a colour between yellow and red; orange.