8-letter words containing w, o, y
- hayworth — Rita (Margarita Carmen Cansino) 1918–87, U.S. dancer and actress.
- hoistway — a shaft for a hoist or a lift
- hollowly — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- holy cow — astonishment
- holy war — a war waged for what is supposed or proclaimed to be a holy purpose, as the defense of faith.
- honeydew — honeydew melon.
- horseway — a bridleway
- hueytown — a town in central Alabama.
- key-word — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- keywords — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- knowsley — a unitary authority of NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 150 200 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (38 sq miles)
- koldewey — Robert [rob-ert;; German roh-bert] /ˈrɒb ərt;; German ˈroʊ bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1925, German archaeologist.
- kwyjibos — Plural form of kwyjibo.
- lay down — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- laywoman — a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
- laywomen — a woman who is not a member of the clergy.
- lobbygow — an errand boy, as formerly in the Chinatown section of a city.
- lockaway — an investment intended to be held for a relatively long time
- longways — longwise.
- lynnwood — a city in NW Washington.
- mellowly — In a mellow manner.
- motorway — an expressway.
- mulloway — a large Australian saltwater fish, Sciaena antarctica. regarded as a culinary delicacy.
- my word! — an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc
- narrowly — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- new york — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- newsboys — Plural form of newsboy.
- nonwoody — herbaceous.
- nottaway — a river in SW Quebec, Canada, flowing NW to James Bay. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- nottoway — a river in S Virginia, flowing SE to the Blackwater River at the North Carolina border. 170 miles (274 km) long.
- nowadays — at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.
- nyetwork — notwork
- onwardly — moving forward; advancing
- outlawry — the act or process of outlawing.
- outweary — to exhaust completely
- oversway — to overrule
- overwary — excessively wary
- overwily — too crafty
- owlishly — resembling or characteristic of an owl: His thick glasses give him an owlish appearance.
- pandowdy — apple pandowdy.
- pay down — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- playdown — a play-off.
- plow-boy — a boy who leads or guides a team drawing a plow.
- pollywog — a tadpole.
- rockaway — a light, four-wheeled carriage having two or three seats and a fixed top.
- rollaway — designed to be rolled out of the way or out of sight when not in use: rollaway bed.
- rot away — decay
- routeway — a track, road, waterway, etc, used as a route to somewhere
- rowdydow — a hullabaloo
- rowdyish — like or characteristic of a rowdy.