10-letter words containing w, y
- newby hall — a mansion near Ripon in Yorkshire: built in 1705 and altered (1770–76) by Robert Adam
- news story — a news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style and without editorial comment.
- newsagency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- newsweekly — a newsmagazine or newspaper published weekly.
- newsworthy — of sufficient interest to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.
- ninety-two — a cardinal number, 90 plus 2.
- nitwittery — foolishness; stupidity
- norway rat — an Old World rat, Rattus norvegicus, having a grayish-brown body with whitish underparts and a long, scaly tail, now common in the U.S. in or near homes, barns, wharves, etc.
- noteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- oldworldly — of or relating to the ancient world or to a former period of history.
- on the way — en route
- overwisely — in a pretentiously wise manner
- owl monkey — douroucouli.
- paddywhack — Informal. a spanking.
- pantywaist — Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
- party wall — a wall used, or usable, as a part of contiguous structures.
- party whip — whip (def 21).
- passageway — a way for passing into, through, or out of something, as within a building or between buildings; a corridor, hall, alley, catwalk, or the like.
- penny-wise — greatly concerned with saving small sums of money
- pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
- phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
- phossy jaw — gangrenous condition of the lower jawbone
- playfellow — a playmate.
- playwright — a writer of plays; dramatist.
- powder boy — powder monkey (def 1).
- power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
- power yoga — a form of yoga involving aerobic exercises and constant strenuous movement
- powerfully — having or exerting great power or force.
- prowlingly — in the manner of a prowl
- pussy-whip — (of a woman) to dominate or control (a romantic partner); henpeck.
- qwertyuiop — Filler text.
- railwayman — male railway worker
- ray flower — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
- renownedly — celebrated; famous.
- right away — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- roadworthy — in suitable operating condition or meeting accepted standards for safe driving on the road: a roadworthy automobile.
- rowanberry — a mountain ash tree
- scare away — frighten off sb, sth
- scowlingly — in a scowling manner
- sea lawyer — a sailor inclined to question or complain about the orders given.
- semiweekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- sewability — the ability to be sewn or stitched
- shantytown — a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses.
- shrewsbury — a city now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham, in Salop, in W England.
- skywriting — the act or technique of writing against the sky with chemically produced smoke released from a maneuvering airplane.
- skywritten — created by the process of skywriting
- sleep away — to spend in sleeping; sleep during
- sleep-away — of or relating to a place at which one sleeps away from home: sleep-away camp.
- smile away — to drive away or get rid of by a smile or smiling
- snow buggy — a vehicle designed for travelling over snow, often fitted with very large tyres or caterpillar tracks