8-letter words containing w, y
- gang way — if someone calls out gang way! they are asking people to make way or clear a path
- gangways — Plural form of gangway.
- gateways — Plural form of gateway.
- gaywings — fringed polygala.
- get away — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- getaways — Plural form of getaway.
- give way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- giveaway — an act or instance of giving something away.
- godowsky — Leopold, 1870–1938, U.S. composer and pianist, born in Poland.
- gollywog — Alternative form of golliwog.
- greenway — any scenic trail or route set aside for travel or recreational activities.
- grey owl — Grey Owl, original name Archibald Belaney (1888–1938). Canadian writer and conservationist, born in England; adopted Native American identity
- growlery — a place to retreat to, alone, when ill-humoured
- guideway — a structure, usually made of concrete, that is used to support and guide trains or individual vehicles that ride over it.
- gwyniads — Plural form of gwyniad.
- hallways — Plural form of hallway.
- hatchway — Nautical. hatch2 (def 1a).
- hathaway — Anne, 1557–1623, the wife of William Shakespeare.
- hawk-eye — a dark-blue chatoyant quartz formed by the silicification of crocidolite, used for ornamental purposes. Compare tiger's-eye (def 1).
- hayakawa — S(amuel) I(chiye) [ih-chee-ey] /ɪˈtʃi eɪ/ (Show IPA), 1906–92, U.S. semanticist, educator, and politician, born in Canada: senator 1977–83.
- hayworth — Rita (Margarita Carmen Cansino) 1918–87, U.S. dancer and actress.
- hereaway — hereabout.
- hideaway — a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
- highways — Plural form of highway.
- 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.
- huntaway — a sheep dog.
- in a way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- inwardly — in or on, or with reference to, the inside or inner part; internally.
- jaywalks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaywalk.
- jewelery — Misspelling of jewellery (UK).
- key west — an island off S Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico. 4 miles (6.4 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- 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.
- kwan-yin — one of the Chinese female Boddhisattvas, noted for her kindness: often considered an aspect of Avalokitesvara.
- kweiyang — Guiyang.
- kwyjibos — Plural form of kwyjibo.
- lane-way — a lane
- laneways — Plural form of laneway.
- lawfully — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
- lawyered — Simple past tense and past participle of lawyer.
- lawyerly — a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- lay away — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.