| Wab | n | Tongue |
| Waddle (1) | n | Waning (of moon) |
| Waddle (2) | v | Swaddle |
| Waddle (3) | v | Drag (river) |
| Waddy | adj | Matted |
| Wade | v | Bathe |
| Wadge | v | Wager |
| Wadmel | n | Cloth, coarse woollen |
| Waffel-Way | n | Bridle-Path |
| Waffle | v | Gossip |
| Waft | n | Barrel |
| Wage (1) | n | Wages |
| Wage (2) | v | Wager |
| Wagmire | n | Quagmire |
| Wagon-Calf | n | Veal Calf |
| Wagoner | n | Head Ploughman |
| Wagtails | n | Quaking-Grass |
| Wag-Wants | n | Quaking-Grass |
| Wairsh | adj | Bland |
| Wake At Noon | n | Star of Bethlehem (flower) |
| Wale | n | Ridge of fresh-cut hay |
| Walker's Bus | adj | On foot |
| Walking Pay | n | Sick Pay |
| Wall-Brown | n | Butterfly, species of |
| Wallage | n | Heap |
| Wallashy | adj | Crumbly (of potatoes) |
| Wallet (1) | n | Handbag |
| Wallet (2) | n | Brushwood |
| Wallow (1) | v | Wither |
| Wallow (2) | adj | Insipid |
| Wallowish | adj | Insipid |
| Wally | v | Rake hay into lines |
| Walve | v | Wallow |
| Wame | n | Stomach |
| Wampy | adj | Shaky (of timber) |
| Wane | n | Unevenness (of boards) |
| Wang (1) | n | Front rack of plough |
| Wang (2) | v | Faint |
| Wangery | adj | Flaccid |
| Wanty | n | Belly-band of horse |
| Wap | v | Bark |
| Wapper | v | Flutter |
| Wappered | adj | Tired |
| Wapper-Eyed | adj | Boggle-eyed |
| Wapple-Way | n | Bridle-Path |
| Wap-Eyed | adj | Bleary-eyed |
| War | adj | Worse |
| Ward | v | Guard |
| Wardship | n | Wagtail |
| Ware | n | Seaweed |
| Warf | v | Warp |
| Warlock (1) | n | Common Mustard |
| Warlock (2) | v | Tighten rope of wagon |
| Warney | n | British Bulldog (game) |
| Warning | n | Omen |
| Warp | v | Give birth (of livestock) |
| Warrantable | adj | Five years old or over (of stag) |
| Warrior | n | Wallflower |
| Wart-Flower | n | Greater Celandine |
| Warth | n | Meadow |
| Warty-Well | n | Hangnail |
| Wase | n | Bundle of hay or straw, small |
| Washamouth | n | Blabbermouth |
| Washer | n | Gum disease in horses |
| Wasset | n | Scarecrow |
| Wassle | n | Muddle |
| Wasteable | adj | Wasteful |
| Wasting | n | Decline in health |
| Watchet | n | Garment, ill-fitting |
| Wattling | n | Fence made of twigs |
| Watty | adj | Left-handed |
| Wavewind | n | Greater Bindweed |
| Wawl | v | Wail |
| Way | int | Whoa |
| Wayzgoose | n | Greylag Goose |
| We's | pron | Our |
| Wee | int | Whoa |
| Weak | v | Whimper |
| Weak as Well Water, Zoo | adj | Weak |
| Weald | v | Mow |
| Weamish | adj | Squeamish |
| Wean-Year | n | Calf, suckling |
| Weasand | n | Windpipe |
| Weath | adj | Piable |
| Weaving-Tuesday | n | Tuesday before Palm Sunday |
| Weazel | n | Wurzel |
| Wedge | n | Hatchet |
| Weed | n | Curmudgeon |
| Weekenday | n | Weekday |
| Weel | n | Eel-trap, wicker |
| Ween | v | Whine |
| Weep | v | Chirp |
| Weeping Willow | n | Common Laburnum |
| Weepy | adj | Moist |
| Wees, Make | v | Imagine |
| Weet | v | Chirp |
| Weet-Pot | n | Sausage |
| Weeze | v | Moisten |
| Wee-Wow | adj | Crooked |
| Wehaven | int | Call made by harvesters when crying the neck |
| Weighing Cheese | v | Carrying a child in joined hands of two people |
| Weight-Stone | n | Weight, Iron |
| Well | v | Pare turf |
| Well-A-Fine | adv | Very well |
| Welshman's Hug | n | Itch |
| Welshnut | n | Walnut |
| Welted | adj | Quilted |
| Wenchin | n | Girl |
| Wenk | n | Well, sunken |
| Went (1) | n | Block of fulling-stock |
| Went (2) | n | Teasel, used |
| Werret | n | Wart |
| Werve | v | Swerve |
| Wer-Ound | n | Hoar-Hound |
| West | n | Stye |
| Wester | adj | Westward |
| Westwardmen | n | Sailors to Lundy |
| Weun | int | Call to oxen to turn plough |
| Wever | adv | However |
| Wevet | n | Cobweb |
| Weys-And-Bodkins | n | Spreaders (of plough harness) |
| Whaffle | v | Gobble |
| Whang | v | Wrench |
| Whappet | n | Slap |
| Wharrow | n | Pulley, small |
| What-Nosed | adj | Red-Nosed |
| Wheeler | n | Wheelwright |
| Wheeling | adj | Pouring (of rain) |
| Whelm | v | Overturn |
| Whelve | v | Overturn |
| Whenny-Meg | n | Trinket |
| Whensomever | conj | Whenever |
| Where | conj | Whether |
| Wherrit | n | Punch |
| Wherve | n | Joint |
| Whetile | n | Green Woodpecker |
| Whetstone, Zoo Blue as a | adj | Conservative |
| Whew | n | Wigeon |
| Whibble | v | Lie |
| Whichy | pron | Which |
| Whicker | v | Whinny |
| Whiff | v | Fish with line from boat |
| Whiffle | v | Rustle |
| Whiffles | n | Whipple-tree of plough |
| Whift | n | Whiff |
| Whilaim | adv | Venture, at a |
| Whilk | v | Mutter |
| Whim (1) | n | Wheel worked by horses (mining) |
| Whim (2) | n | Brow (of hill_ |
| Whimmy | adj | Capricious |
| Whimper | v | Pant (of dog) |
| Whimsey | n | Delusion |
| Whim-Stone | n | Quernstone |
| Whingel | v | Whimper |
| Whinnel | v | Whine |
| Whinny (1) | n | Struggle |
| Whinny (2) | v | Induce |
| Whinny-Meg | n | Trinket |
| Whippence | n | Whipple-tree of plough |
| Whipper | n | Whipple-tree of plough |
| Whipper-Snapper | adj | Nimble |
| Whippintree | n | Whipple-tree of plough |
| Whirgle | v | Twirl |
| Whirler | n | Gaiters |
| Whirly-Go-Round | n | Merry-Go-Round |
| Whirlypuff | n | Dust Devil |
| Whirr | v | Throw overhand |
| Whirra | n | Pinion |
| Whirry-Go-Nimble | adj | Fancy-Schmancy |
| Whish | int | Hush |
| Whisking | adj | Massive |
| Whister | v | Whisper |
| Whister-Clister | n | Blow |
| Whit | v | Play the flute |
| Whiten | v | Whitewash |
| Whiteybrown | adj | Beige |
| Whither | adj | Powerful |
| Whitney | n | Mealy Guelder-Rose |
| Whitrack | n | Weasel |
| Whittaker | n | Quartz, variety of |
| Whitten-Beam | n | Whitebeam |
| Whitter (1) | v | Chatter |
| Whitter (2) | v | Trickle |
| Whittle | n | Mantle |
| Whitty | n | Whitethroat |
| Whitty-Tree | n | Mealy Guelder-Rose |
| Whizzer | n | Hydro-Extractor |
| Whizzle | v | Whizz along |
| Whiz-A-Gig | n | Prank |
| Whoop | n | Hoop |
| Whooper | v | Shout |
| Whorage | n | Brothel |
| Whores-Hunting | n | Skimmety |
| Whort | n | Whortleberry |
| Whortleberry | n | Cranberry |
| Whosen | pron | Whose |
| Whumper | n | Whopper |
| Whup | int | Call to horse |
| Wibbit | n | Roof slate, size 5 |
| Wick | n | Week |
| Wicked | adj | Foul--Mouthed |
| Wicker (1) | n | Ear |
| Wicker (2) | v | Castrate (ram) |
| Wicker (3) | v | Twitch (of eyelids) |
| Widderpoll | n | Simpleton |
| Widdery-Minded | adj | Vacillating |
| Widdock | n | Twiglet |
| Widdy-Waddy | adj | Vacillating |
| Wideness | n | Width |
| Widower's Peak | n | Widow's Peak |
| Wigg | n | Bun |
| Wiggen | n | Mountain Ash |
| Wig-Wagon | n | Quaking-Grass |
| Wildego | n | Wildman |
| Wildenow’s Fern | n | Shield-Fern |
| Wilding | n | Crab-Apple |
| Wilger | n | Common Osier |
| Will | n | Wish |
| Willis | n | Rivulet |
| Willock | n | Guillemot |
| Willok | n | Periwinkle (shellfish) |
| Willy | n | Wool-Carder |
| Wilter | v | Wither |
| Wiltshire Disorder | n | Scrapie |
| Wiltshire Eye | n | Colour of eye between grey and hazel, common in Wiltshire |
| Wiltshire Weed | n | Elm |
| Wim | v | Winnow |
| Wimberry | n | Whortleberry |
| Wimble-Stock | n | Drill |
| Wimble-Wamble | adj | Waddling |
| Wimbling | adj | Spindly (of plants) |
| Wimmet | v | Whimper |
| Wimmock | v | Coax |
| Wimp | v | Whimper |
| Wimper | v | Coddle |
| Win | v | Winnow |
| Wince | v | Prance (of horse) |
| Winch-Well | n | Well, bottomless |
| Windle (1) | n | Redwing |
| Windle (2) | v | Dwindle |
| Windore | n | Window |
| Wind-Cock | n | Hay-Cock |
| Wind-Thrush | n | Redwing |
| Wing-Wang | n | Quaking-Grass |
| Wink | n | Winch |
| Winky, Like | n | In the blink of an eye |
| Wink-A-Pussy | n | Owl |
| Winnard | n | Redwing |
| Winnick | n | Anything diminutive |
| Winnow Taters, Blow enough to | v | Blow hard (of wind) |
| Winny | v | Fear |
| Wint | n | Mesh |
| Wintle-End | n | End of shoemaker's thread |
| Wipe | n | Faggot,wooden |
| Wippul-Squip | n | Cow-Parsnip, hollow stalk of |
| Wirral | n | Black Horehound |
| Wise | n | Pretence |
| Wish | n | Stye |
| Wisht-Hounds | n | Hounds, spectral |
| Wisket | n | Twig |
| Wit | n | Intelligence |
| Wit In Anger | n | Escape, hasty |
| Witch | n | Elm, young |
| Witchify | v | Bewitch |
| Witch-Hazel | n | Wych-Elm |
| Wite | n | Blame |
| Witherdy | adj | Withered |
| Witherful | adj | Wilful |
| Witherguess | adj | Different |
| Witherly (1) | adj | Withered |
| Witherly (2) | adj | Wilful |
| Withers | sb | Reedy Meadow-Grass |
| Withouten | prep | Without |
| Withywind | n | Great Bindweed |
| Witt | adj | Fit |
| Witty | adj | Wise |
| Witwall | n | Great Spotted Woodpecker |
| Wivel | v | Hover |
| Wiver | v | Shake |
| Woadman | n | Woad farmer |
| Wob Off | int | Call to horse to back away |
| Woblet | n | Handle of hay-knife |
| Woky | adj | Moist |
| Wol | n | Hole |
| Wold (1) | n | Forest, open |
| Wold (2) | adj | Rural |
| Woller | v | Press down grass |
| Wolpy | adj | Souring |
| Wondersome | adj | Wonderful |
| Wont | v | Yoke |
| Woodcock Owl | n | Short-Eared Owl |
| Woodwall | n | Green Woodpecker |
| Wooster-Blister | n | Slap |
| Woot (1) | int | Go right (to horse) |
| Woot (2) | v | Bray |
| Wopperdy | adj | Drunk |
| Wordify | v | Words, Put into |
| Wordle | n | World |
| Workaday | n | Weekday |
| Working | n | Honeycomb |
| Workish | adj | Industrious |
| Work-Bracco | adj | Industrious |
| Wormit | n | Wormwood |
| Wornil | n | Lump in skin of cattle produced by gadfly larva |
| Worra | n | Pulley, grooved |
| Worse than Dirty Butter | adj | Awful |
| Worsest | adj | Worst |
| Worst | v | Worsen |
| Worther | pron | Other |
| Worthy | adj | Able |
| Worth-Sparrow | n | Worth, Inhabitant of |
| Wosbird | n | Bastard |
| Wosset | n | Runt |
| Wot | adj | Hot |
| Woth | n | Oath |
| Wothering | adv | Otherwise |
| Wounded | adj | Ulcerated |
| Woundily | adv | Exceedingly |
| Woundy | adv | Exceedingly |
| Wozzle | v | Trample |
| Wrack | n | Vengeance |
| Wrag | v | Accuse |
| Wran | n | Wren |
| Wrangle (1) | v | Scream |
| Wrangle (2) | v | Fester |
| Wrangy | adj | Wrong |
| Wrapped | adj | Creased |
| Wrapper | n | Overall |
| Wrappy | adj | Crumpled |
| Wrast | n | Wrath |
| Wrastle | v | Wrestle |
| Wrathy | adj | Angry |
| Wraxle | v | Wrestle |
| Wreath | n | Wattle |
| Wren's Flower | n | Herb Robert |
| Wrenock | n | Dwarf |
| Wrest | v | Sprain |
| Wride (1) | n | Cow, spotted-faced |
| Wride (2) | v | Expand |
| Wriggler | n | Sand-Eel |
| Wright | v | Repair |
| Wrile | v | Fidget |
| Wrine | n | Wrinkle |
| Wringle | v | Writhe |
| Wrinkle | n | Periwinkle (flower) |
| Wrizzled | adj | Shrivelled |
| Wrizzly | adj | Shrivelled |
| Wug | int. | Call to horse to go forward |
| Wugd | int | Call to horse to go right |
| Wulve | v | Ring (of bell) |
| Wun | n | Stye |
| Wurd | v | Hoard |
| Wurraw | int | Hurrah |
| Wuzz | n | Hoarseness |
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