10-letter words containing y, o, w
- hydropower — hydroelectric power.
- hyperpower — an extremely powerful state that dominates all other states in every sphere of activity
- jacky howe — (formerly) a sleeveless flannel shirt worn by sheep shearers
- john wayne — Anthony ("Mad Anthony") 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
- johnny law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- johnny raw — a novice; new recruit
- jolly well — Jolly well is sometimes used to emphasize an opinion or intention, and to express annoyance or anger.
- key escrow — (security) A controversial arrangement where the keys needed to decrypt encrypted data must be held in escrow by a third party so that government agencies can obtain them to decrypt messages which they suspect to be relevant to national security.
- key worker — a social worker, mental health worker, or nursery nurse assigned to an individual case, patient, or child
- kidneywort — the navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having drooping yellowish-green flowers.
- lay sb low — If a disease or illness lays you low, it makes you weak or ill.
- lollywater — a sweet soft drink, especially one brightly colored.
- looyenwork — a physical therapy intended to release muscle fibre adhesions
- lousy with — infested with lice.
- loveworthy — worthy of being loved
- low comedy — comedy that depends on physical action, broadly humorous or farcical situations, and often bawdy or vulgar jokes.
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- low-flying — Low-flying aircraft or birds are flying very close to the ground, or lower than normal.
- loweringly — In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
- lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- mollymawks — Plural form of mollymawk.
- moneyworts — Plural form of moneywort.
- mother yaw — the initial lesion of yaws, occurring at the site of inoculation.
- nameworthy — worthy of or deserving a name
- narrowbody — (aeronautics) An airliner capable of seating six or less passengers in a single row of economy seating, with one aisle.
- new comedy — Greek comedy arising toward the end of the 4th century b.c. that employed stock characters and plots drawn from contemporary bourgeois life, the formulas of which were adopted by later Roman writers for the comic stage.
- new romney — a seaport town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.
- new yorker — 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.
- news story — a news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style and without editorial comment.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- qwertyuiop — Filler text.
- 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.
- roadworthy — in suitable operating condition or meeting accepted standards for safe driving on the road: a roadworthy automobile.