6-letter words containing w
- browsy — characterized by browsing
- bulwer — Sir Henry (William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer; Baron Dalling and Bulwer) 1801–72, British diplomat and author.
- burrow — A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
- bushwa — nonsense
- busway — a highway, or lane of a highway, set aside for the exclusive use of buses, especially during peak traffic hours.
- by law — If you have to do something by law or if you are not allowed to do something by law, the law states that you have to do it or that you are not allowed to do it.
- byblow — an incidental or accidental blow.
- byelaw — a standing rule governing the regulation of a corporation's or society's internal affairs.
- byword — Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well known for having that quality.
- bywork — work done outside usual working hours
- c.w.o. — cash with order
- cahows — Plural form of cahow.
- callow — A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.
- carlow — a county of SE Republic of Ireland, in Leinster: mostly flat, with barren mountains in the southeast. County town: Carlow. Pop: 46 014 (2002). Area: 896 sq km (346 sq miles)
- carrow — A strolling gamester in Ireland.
- cashaw — a N American variety of pumpkin or squash
- cashew — A cashew or a cashew nut is a curved nut that you can eat.
- cawing — harsh cries
- cawker — a metal projection on a horse's shoe which prevents slipping
- cawley — Evonne (née Goolagong). born 1951, Australian tennis player: winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles including Wimbledon (1971,1980) and the Australian Open (1974–76, 1977 (December))
- chawed — Simple past tense and past participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewed.
- chewed — to crush or grind with the teeth; masticate.
- chewer — One who chews.
- chewet — a food made from minced meat or fish combined with fruit and spices and cooked by either baking, boiling, or frying
- chewie — chewing gum
- chowed — Simple past tense and past participle of chow.
- chowri — a fly-whisk made from the tail of the yak
- clawed — having claws (sometimes used in combination): sharp-clawed.
- clewed — Simple past tense and past participle of clew.
- clowns — Plural form of clown.
- co-own — to own jointly with another: a building I co-owned with my brother.
- cobweb — A cobweb is the net which a spider makes for catching insects.
- conway — Thomas, 1735–1800? Irish soldier of fortune in America and India.
- coowns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coown.
- corwin — Norman (Lewis) 1910–2011, U.S. radio and stage dramatist and novelist.
- cotwal — (in India) a chief police officer
- cowage — a tropical climbing leguminous plant, Stizolobium (or Mucuna) pruriens, whose bristly pods cause severe itching and stinging
- cowans — Plural form of cowan.
- coward — If you call someone a coward, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid dangerous or difficult situations.
- cowboy — A cowboy is a male character in a western.
- cowdie — The kauri tree.
- cowell — Simon. born 1959, British manager of pop groups and TV personality, best known as an outspoken judge on the TV talent contests Pop Idol (2001–04), The X Factor (from 2004), and Britain's Got Talent (from 2007)
- cowers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cower.
- cowing — to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe.
- cowish — the common name for Peucedanum Cous, an umbelliferous plant with an edible tuberous root found in North America
- cowled — wearing a cowl
- cowley — Abraham. 1618–67, English poet and essayist, who introduced the Pindaric ode to English literature
- cowman — a man who owns cattle; rancher
- cowmen — Plural form of cowman.
- cowpat — A cowpat is a pile of faeces from a cow.