8-letter words containing wo
- two-shot — a camera shot, as a close-up, of two persons.
- two-spot — a playing card or the upward face of a die that bears two pips, or a domino one half of which bears two pips.
- two-star — of or being a major general, as indicated by two stars on an insignia.
- two-step — a ballroom dance in duple meter, marked by sliding steps.
- two-tier — consisting of two tiers, floors, levels, or the like: a two-tier wedding cake.
- two-time — to be unfaithful to (a lover or spouse).
- two-tone — having two colors or two shades of the same color: a two-tone automobile.
- twoccing — the act of breaking into a motor vehicle and driving it away
- twopence — (used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of two pennies.
- twopenny — of the amount or value of twopence.
- unwonted — not customary or usual; rare: unwonted kindness.
- unwooded — not wooded; lacking woods or trees
- unworded — not expressed in words
- unworked — not worked; not used; not exerted
- unwormed — (of animals) not rid of worms
- unworthy — not worthy; lacking worth or excellence.
- verwoerd — Hendrik Frensch [hen-drik frens] /ˈhɛn drɪk frɛns/ (Show IPA), 1901–66, South African political leader, born in the Netherlands: prime minister 1958–66.
- wallwort — a caprifoliaceous plant, Sambucus Ebulus, often used formerly for medicinal purposes
- wanwordy — without merit
- wanworth — an inexpensive purchase
- waxworks — an exhibition of or a museum for displaying wax figures, ornaments, etc.
- webworms — Plural form of webworm.
- wedgwood — Josiah, 1730–95, English potter.
- werewolf — (in folklore and superstition) a human being who has changed into a wolf, or is capable of assuming the form of a wolf, while retaining human intelligence.
- westwood — a city in E Massachusetts.
- westwork — (in German Romanesque architecture) a monumental western front to a church, treated as a tower or towers containing an entrance and vestibule below and a chapel above.
- whipworm — any of several parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichuris, having a long, slender, whiplike anterior end.
- wildwood — a wood growing in the wild or natural state; forest.
- wirework — fabrics or articles made of wire.
- wireworm — any of the slender, hard-bodied larvae of click beetles, many of which live underground and feed on the roots of plants.
- wobbling — that wobbles or causes to wobble.
- wobegone — woebegone.
- woefully — affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe: woeful melodies.
- woggling — Present participle of woggle.
- wolf cub — a member of the junior division, for boys from 8 to 11, of the Boy Scouts; cub scout.
- wolf dog — any dog used in hunting wolves.
- wolf-eel — a large, eellike fish, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America.
- wolfbane — See 'wolfsbane'.
- wolffian — Christian von [kris-tee-ahn fuh n] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), Baron. Also, Wolf. 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.
- wolffish — any large fish of the genus Anarhichas, as A. lupus of the northern Atlantic, allied to the blenny and noted for its ferocious appearance and habits.
- wolfflin — Eduard [German ey-doo-ahrt] /German ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, Swiss classical scholar.
- wolfgang — a male given name.
- wolflike — any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
- wolfling — a young wolf
- wolfpack — A family or other group of wild wolves.
- wolfskin — The skin or pelt of a wolf.
- wolseley — Garnet Joseph, 1st Viscount, 1833–1913, British field marshal.
- womanise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of womanize.
- womanish — womanlike or feminine.
- womanism — believing in and respecting the abilities and talents of women; acknowledging women's contributions to society.