7-letter words containing w, r
- haworth — Sir Walter Norman, 1883–1950, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1937.
- hawsers — Plural form of hawser.
- hayward — Leland, 1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.
- haywire — wire used to bind bales of hay.
- hebrews — a member of the Semitic peoples inhabiting ancient Palestine and claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite.
- heyward — DuBose [duh-bohz] /dəˈboʊz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1940, U.S. playwright, novelist, and poet.
- hot war — open military conflict; an armed conflict between nations: The increasing tension in the Middle East could lead to a hot war.
- hotwire — Alternative spelling of hot-wire.
- however — nevertheless; yet; on the other hand; in spite of that: We have not yet won; however, we shall keep trying.
- howkers — Plural form of howker.
- howlers — Plural form of howler.
- imbower — Archaic form of embower.
- impower — Archaic form of empower.
- indrawn — reserved; introspective: a quiet, indrawn man.
- ingrown — having grown into the flesh: an ingrown toenail.
- inwards — toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body.
- jawrope — a rope tied across the jaw of a gaff to hold it to the mast.
- jeweler — a person who designs, makes, sells, or repairs jewelry, watches, etc.; a person who deals in jewels.
- jewelry — articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
- jewlery — Misspelling of jewelry.
- jowlers — Plural form of jowler.
- jowlier — Comparative form of jowly.
- kendrew — John C(owdery) [koh-dree] /ˈkoʊ dri/ (Show IPA), 1917–97, English scientist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1962.
- keyword — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- korowai — a decorative woven cloak worn by a Māori chief
- kwartje — a silver 25-cent piece of the Netherlands.
- lapwork — a type of craftwork in which there are parts or edges that overlap each other
- larwood — Harold. 1904–95, English cricketer. An outstanding fast bowler, he played 21 times for England between 1926 and 1933
- lawfare — the use of the law by a country against its enemies, esp by challenging the legality of military or foreign policy
- lawyers — Plural form of lawyer.
- leeward — pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter toward which the wind blows (opposed to windward).
- legwear — Hosiery.
- legwork — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- lerwick — a city in and the administrative center of the Shetland Islands, N of Scotland.
- lobworm — the lugworm.
- low-res — low-resolution.
- low-tar — (of cigarettes or tobacco) containing less tar than usual or standard.
- lowborn — of humble birth.
- lowbred — characterized by or characteristic of low or vulgar breeding; ill-bred; coarse.
- lowbrow — a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.
- lowered — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- lowlier — Comparative form of lowly.
- lugworm — any burrowing annelid of the genus Arenicola, of ocean shores, having tufted gills: used as bait for fishing.
- madwort — a mat-forming plant, Aurinia saxatilis (or Alyssum saxatille), of the mustard family, having spatulate leaves and open clusters of pale yellow flowers.
- malware — software intended to damage a computer, mobile device, computer system, or computer network, or to take partial control over its operation: tips on finding and removing viruses, spyware, and other malware.
- manward — Also, manwards. toward humankind: The church directed its attention manward as well as heavenward.
- marlowe — Christopher, 1564–93, English dramatist and poet.
- marrows — Plural form of marrow.
- marrowy — Full of marrow; pithy.
- mcgwire — Mark David, born 1963, U.S. baseball player.