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8-Letter Words Starting with W (65 words)
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8-Letter Words (65):
waddying (17 points)
Waddy
W·4+A·1+D·2+D·2+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
walkaway (21 points)
' Renee' (1960s hit)
One way to avoid a potential scene
One entering path to win with ease
W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 21 pts
walkways (21 points)
Pedestrians' paths
Passages from the Hitchhiker's Guide, for example
W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 21 pts
walkyrie (18 points)
""A maiden in Norse mythology, also VALKYRIE, VALKYR""
W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4+R·1+I·1+E·1 = 18 pts
walleyed (15 points)
We had to go round passageway squinting
Kind of pike
Kind of pike.
W·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
walleyes (14 points)
Some pikes
Some perch
Food fish
W·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
wantonly (14 points)
Demand nothing but in an extravagant way
In a reckless unrestrained way
That's the this of 9 across
W·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
wardenry (15 points)
The office of a warden
W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
warranty (14 points)
Heart-pounding question (Part 3)
Undertaking (as to quality)
Quality assurance (wordplay)
W·4+A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
washdays (18 points)
They're spent doing laundry
Laundry times
Laundry time
W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+D·2+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 18 pts
wasteway (17 points)
A channel for excess water
W·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
watchcry (21 points)
A {password=n}
W·4+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+C·3+R·1+Y·4 = 21 pts
watcheye (19 points)
A {walleye=n}
W·4+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+Y·4+E·1 = 19 pts
waterily (14 points)
In a watery manner
W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
waterway (17 points)
Erie or Kiel
Panama Canal, e.g
Canal, for example
W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
waxberry (23 points)
A berry
W·4+A·1+X·8+B·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 23 pts
waybills (16 points)
FedEx documents
Commercial papers.
W·4+A·1+Y·4+B·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 16 pts
wayfarer (17 points)
Traveler on shank's mare
Traveller reportedly much more pretty
A traveller on foot
W·4+A·1+Y·4+F·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
waygoing (16 points)
The act of leaving
W·4+A·1+Y·4+G·2+O·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
waylayer (17 points)
One who ambushes
Ambush participant
W·4+A·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
waysides (15 points)
Road edges
W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
weaponry (16 points)
Armaments any power may provide
Any power could have this armament
Cache in Rambo's trunk
W·4+E·1+A·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+R·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
wearying (15 points)
Tiring year working in branch
You and I find one in anger management very tiring
W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
weaselly (14 points)
Sly, treacherous
Underhanded
Furtive
W·4+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
weekdays (19 points)
Mon. to Fri. (or Sat.)
Mondays for example
With no sun they don't sound strong
W·4+E·1+E·1+K·5+D·2+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts
weevilly (17 points)
That starts to be a little grubby, it seems
W·4+E·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
welladay (15 points)
Old-fashioned exclamation.
Alas, in olden days.
Sorrowful cry
W·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
wellaway (17 points)
Far from being off to a good start
Old word of woe
Alas, a considerable distance off
W·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
westerly (14 points)
Wet lyres (anagram)
Toward the sunset
Type of wind blowing east
W·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
wheezily (26 points)
In a wheezy manner
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+Z·10+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 26 pts
wheyface (22 points)
A pale white face
W·4+H·4+E·1+Y·4+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 22 pts
whimseys (19 points)
Addison wrote an account of their works for the Spectator
W·4+H·4+I·1+M·3+S·1+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts
whiprays (19 points)
Whipray
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts
whiskery (21 points)
Unshaven king drowning in Irish drink
With facial hair
Scotch queen protected from displaying facial hair
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 21 pts
whiskeys (21 points)
Kentucky potables
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+K·5+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 21 pts
whispery (19 points)
Resembling a whisper
W·4+H·4+I·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
whitefly (20 points)
Plant pest
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+L·1+Y·4 = 20 pts
wickedly (21 points)
In a decidedly evil manner
In a morally bad way
How some witches do their work
W·4+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 21 pts
wickyups (22 points)
Wickyup
W·4+I·1+C·3+K·5+Y·4+U·1+P·3+S·1 = 22 pts
widthway (21 points)
From side to side
W·4+I·1+D·2+T·1+H·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 21 pts
wilfully (17 points)
Deliberately, not accidentally
W·4+I·1+L·1+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
willyard (15 points)
""Bent on having one's own way, also WILLFUL, WILFUL, WILFULLY, WILLYART""
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 15 pts
willyart (14 points)
""Bent on having one's own way, also WILLFUL, WILFUL, WILFULLY, WILLYARD""
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+T·1 = 14 pts
willying (15 points)
Willy
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
willywaw (20 points)
""A violent gust of cold wind, also WILLIWAU, WILLIWAW""
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+W·4+A·1+W·4 = 20 pts
windways (18 points)
Windway
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 18 pts
wingedly (16 points)
{swiftly=adv}
W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
winterly (14 points)
""Having the characteristics of winter, also WINTRY, WINTERY""
W·4+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
wintrily (14 points)
In a wintry manner
W·4+I·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
wireways (17 points)
Wireway
W·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 17 pts
witchery (19 points)
Spelling (wordplay)
Casting spells
Which reports from hospital have unknown quantity of unholy practices (wordplay)
W·4+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
wizardly (24 points)
Resembling Professor Dumbledore
W·4+I·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 24 pts
wizardry (24 points)
Spelling, for example (wordplay)
The practice of magic
Mad skills, as it were
W·4+I·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+Y·4 = 24 pts
woefully (17 points)
How a handwringer may act
Leaving a lot to be desired
About nothing, we get absolutely in a sad way
W·4+O·1+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
wontedly (15 points)
In the usual way
W·4+O·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
woodenly (15 points)
How lousy actors deliver their lines
Stiffly, awkwardly
W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
wooingly (15 points)
Attractively
W·4+O·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
wordplay (17 points)
Misuse of 'wad' or 'ply', for example!
Pun for a drama without music (wordplay)
Acknowledged ghost (wordplay)
W·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
workaday (19 points)
King in roadway abused pedestrian
Take almost the whole week off from routine
Unremarkable path involving kilometres in tortuous road
W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+A·1+D·2+A·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
workdays (19 points)
You might go to bed early before these
W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+D·2+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts
worrying (15 points)
Fretting over venue parking
Causing anxiety, disturbing
Cause for concern
W·4+O·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
worthily (17 points)
In virtuous way, revised version of Holy Writ
How I try frantically holding line in righteous way
W·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
wrathily (17 points)
In a wrathy manner
W·4+R·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
writerly (14 points)
Having an accomplished literary style
W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
wrynecks (20 points)
Dry the top of the bottle for small woodpeckers
W·4+R·1+Y·4+N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 20 pts

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