4-letter words containing n, w
- twin — either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth.
- wain — (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- wand — a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- wang — (dialectal, or, obsolete) Cheek; the jaw.
- wank — (of a male) to masturbate (often followed by off).
- want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- wany — Also, waney. waning; decreasing; diminished in part.
- warn — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- wayn — Obsolete form of wain.
- wbfn — Wild Bills Fight Night
- wean — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- ween — Be of the opinion; think or suppose.
- wena — you; refers to the person or persons addressed but not to the speaker
- wend — to pursue or direct (one's way).
- wens — wynn.
- went — Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of wend.
- wern — (obsolete, transitive) To refuse.
- when — at what time or period? how long ago? how soon?: When are they to arrive? When did the Roman Empire exist?
- whin — any thorny or prickly shrub, especially gorse.
- whnf — Weak Head Normal Form
- whng — What Happens Next Game
- wien — Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- wiln — (transitive, obsolete) To wish; desire.
- wind — the act of winding.
- wine — the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- wink — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
- winn — a penny
- wino — a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- wins — Windows Internet Naming Service
- winy — of, like, or characteristic of wine.
- wknd — weekend
- wlan — wireless local area network
- wlne — We Love New England
- wnba — Womens National Basketball Association
- wnbf — World Natural Bodybuilding Federation
- wncy — Western North Carolina YMCA
- wngc — Williamsburg National Golf Club
- wnhl — Womens National Hockey League
- wnla — Witwatersrand Native Labour Association
- wnpl — Western Nevada Pistol League
- wnpp — Work Needed and Prospective Packages
- wnpt — Winchester Neighbourhood Physical Training
- wnso — World Natural Sports Organization
- wnyl — West Newbury Youth League
- wone — (obsolete, or, archaic, poetic) A dwelling.
- wong — (obsolete, except in placenames) A field or other piece of land.
- wonk — a student who spends much time studying and has little or no social life; grind.
- wons — simple past tense and past participle of win1 .