Containment and insertion indicators tell the solver to put one piece of text inside another. Containment involves X surrounding Y (result = Y inside X), as in ‘Irish playwright holds party’ for SHAW contains DO = SHADOW; insertion means X being put into Y (result = X inside Y), as in ‘worker entering annexe’ for ANT inserted into WING = WANTING. In general, any term which suggests something being contained by something else is likely to be acceptable, although setters should avoid ones which are normally used only in a restricted context (eg ‘punches’, which relates specifically to piercing using a tool). Where the indicator is a verb, other forms are possible, such as the infinitive (eg ‘naughty to embrace king’ for BAD contains R = BARD). Note that a few verbs, such as ‘assume’ and ‘inspire’ can be used (in advanced crosswords) to indicate either containment or insertion (‘He inspired the fresh air’ / ‘He was inspired with ambition’). Setters should be careful when using certain past participles with ‘by’ – for instance, ‘Mary imprisoned by Elizabeth’ doesn’t imply imprisonment within Elizabeth.
Date last modified: 21/10/24
Recent changes: (19/01/24) added barking/barks (bark = ‘to encrust’), binding/binds/bound by, coated in/with (in the active form the subject is the person doing the coating), crusts, garments (garment = ‘to clothe or cover’, OED confirms figurative use), masking/masks/masked by (mask = ‘to cloak’), straddling/straddles/straddled by, bestriding/bestrides/bestridden by, cops (cop = ‘to catch’), bookends, (21/05) added over (following reconsideration), added thwarting/thwarts/thwarted by, (13/08) added chambers, girdles, walls, (04/09) added chopping/chops/chopped by (chop = ‘to eat’ and ‘to cut’), done up in/with, slicing/slices, spheres (sphere = ‘to encompass’), cowling/cowls (cowl = ‘to cover like a cowl’), (22/09) added enshrining/enshrines/enshrined in, encased in, enrobed in, (21/10) removed crosses/crossing/crossed by, over.
| Indicator | Alternative form(s) | Variety | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aboard | Insertion | Standard | ||
| about | Containment | Standard | ||
| absorbed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| absorbing | absorbs | Containment | Standard | V*A |
| accepted by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| accepting | accepts | Containment | Standard | |
| accommodated by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| accommodating | accommodates | Containment | Standard | |
| admitted by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| admitting | admits | Containment | Standard | |
| adopted by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| adopting | adopts | Containment | Standard | |
| ambient | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| amid | amidst | Insertion | Standard | |
| among | Insertion | Standard | ||
| apprehended by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| apprehending | apprehends | Containment | Standard | |
| around | Containment | Standard | ||
| arrested by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| arresting | arrests | Containment | Standard | V*N,V*A |
| assuming | assumes/assumed by | Containment | Advanced | |
| assuming | assumes/assumed by | Insertion | Advanced | |
| bagged by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| bagging | bags | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| bailing | bails | Containment | Advanced | V*N |
| barking | barks | Containment | Advanced | |
| bathed in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| bathing | bathes | Containment | Standard | |
| bearing | bears | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| bedded in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| bedding | beds | Containment | Advanced | V*N |
| beset by | beset with | Insertion | Standard | |
| besetting | besets | Containment | Standard | |
| besieged by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| besieging | besieges | Containment | Standard | |
| bestridden by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| bestriding | bestrides | Containment | Standard | |
| binding | binds | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| biting | bites | Containment | Standard | V*N,V*A |
| bitten by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| blankets | Containment | Standard | V*N | |
| boarded by | Containment | Standard | ||
| boarding | boards | Insertion | Standard | V*N,V*A |
| bones | Containment | Advanced | V*N | |
| bookends | Containment | Standard | V*N | |
| bordered by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| bordering | borders | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| bored by | Containment | Standard | ||
| boring | bores | Insertion | Standard | V*N,V*A |
| borne by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| bottled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| bottling | bottles | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| bound by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| bounded by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| bounding | bounds | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| boxed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| boxing | boxes | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| bracketed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| bracketing | brackets | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| breaking | breaks | Insertion | Advanced | V*N |
| broken by | Containment | Advanced | ||
| bunged by | Containment | Standard | ||
| bunging | bungs | Insertion | Standard | V*N |
| buried in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| burying | buries | Containment | Standard | |
| canned by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| cans | Containment | Standard | V*N | |
| captured by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| capturing | captures | Containment | Standard | |
| carried by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| carrying | carries | Containment | Standard | |
| cased by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| casing | cases | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| catching | catches | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| caught by | caught in | Insertion | Standard | |
| chambers | Containment | Advanced | ||
| chaps | Insertion | Advanced | V*N | |
| charged with | Containment | Standard | ||
| charging | charges | Insertion | Standard | V*N |
| checked by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| checking | checks | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| choked by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| choking | chokes | Containment | Standard | |
| chopped by | Containment | Standard | ||
| chopped by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| chopping | chops | Containment | Advanced | |
| chopping | chops | Insertion | Standard | |
| circled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| circling | circles | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| circumvented by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| circumventing | circumvents | Containment | Standard | |
| clad in | clad with | Insertion | Standard | |
| cladding | clads | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| clasped by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| clasping | clasps | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| clenched in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| clenching | clenches | Containment | Standard | |
| clings to | clinging to | Containment | Standard | |
| clipped by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| clipping | clips | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| cloaked in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| cloaking | cloaks | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| closed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| closing in | closes in | Containment | Standard | |
| clothed by | clothed in | Insertion | Standard | |
| clothing | clothes | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| clutched by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| clutching | clutches | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| coated in | coated with | Insertion | Standard | |
| collared by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| collaring | collars | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| compasses | Containment | Advanced | ||
| comprehended by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| comprehending | comprehends | Containment | Advanced | |
| compressed in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| compressing | compresses | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| comprised by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| comprising | comprises | Containment | Advanced | |
| confined in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| confining | confines | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| conserved by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| conserving | conserves | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| constrained by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| constraining | constrains | Containment | Standard | |
| consumed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| consuming | consumes | Containment | Standard | V*A |
| contained by | contained in | Insertion | Standard | |
| containing | contains | Containment | Standard | |
| cops | Containment | Standard | V*N | |
| covered by | covered in | Insertion | Standard | |
| covering | covers | Containment | Standard | V*N,V*A |
| cowling | cowls | Containment | Standard | |
| cracked by | Containment | Advanced | ||
| cracking | cracks | Insertion | Advanced | V*N,V*A |
| cramped by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| cramping | cramps | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| crashed by | gatecrashed by | Containment | Standard | |
| crashes | gatecrashes | Insertion | Advanced | |
| cribbed by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| cribbing | cribs | Containment | Advanced | V*N |
| crowded by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| crowded with | Containment | Standard | ||
| crowding | crowds | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| crowding | crowds | Insertion | Standard | V*N |
| crushed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| crushing | crushes | Containment | Standard | V*N,V*A |
| crusts | Containment | Advanced | V*N | |
| cuddled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| cuddling | cuddles | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| cups | Containment | Advanced | V*N | |
| curbed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| curbing | curbs | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| cutting | cuts | Insertion | Standard | V*N |
| decked by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| decking | decks | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| detained by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| detaining | detains | Containment | Standard | |
| devoured by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| devouring | devours | Containment | Standard | |
| digested by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| digesting | digests | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| divided by | Containment | Standard | ||
| dividing | divides | Insertion | Standard | |
| done up in | done up with | Insertion | Standard | |
| dons | Insertion | Standard | V*N | |
| drawing in | draws in | Containment | Standard | |
| drawn in by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| drilled by | Containment | Standard | ||
| drilling | drills | Insertion | Standard | V*N |
| drinking | drinks | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| drunk | Insertion | Standard | V*A | |
| eaten by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| eating | eats | Containment | Standard | |
| edged by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| edging | edges | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| embedded in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| embedding | embeds | Containment | Advanced | |
| embodied by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| embodying | embodies | Containment | Standard | |
| embraced by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| embracing | embraces | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| encapsulated by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| encapsulating | encapsulates | Containment | Standard | |
| encased in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| encircled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| encircling | encircles | Containment | Standard | |
| enclaves | Containment | Advanced | ||
| enclosed by | enclosed in | Insertion | Standard | |
| enclosing | encloses | Containment | Standard | |
| encompassed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| encompassing | encompasses | Containment | Standard | |
| encrusted | Insertion | Standard | ||
| encrusting | encrusts | Containment | Standard | |
| enfolded by | enfolded in | Insertion | Standard | |
| enfolding | enfolds | Containment | Standard | |
| engaged in | engaged by | Insertion | Standard | |
| engaging | engages | Containment | Standard | |
| engulfed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| engulfing | engulfs | Containment | Standard | |
| enrobed in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| enshrined in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| enshrining | enshrines | Containment | Standard | |
| enshrouded | Insertion | Standard | ||
| enshrouding | enshrouds | Containment | Standard | |
| ensnared in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| ensnaring | ensnares | Containment | Standard | |
| entered by | Containment | Standard | ||
| entering | enters | Insertion | Standard | |
| entertained by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| entertaining | entertains | Containment | Standard | |
| enthralled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| enthralling | enthralls | Containment | Standard | |
| enveloped by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| enveloping | envelops | Containment | Standard | |
| environs | Containment | Advanced | ||
| externally | Containment | Standard | ||
| extra | Containment | Advanced | P*A,P*N | |
| fed to | Insertion | Standard | ||
| fenced by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| fencing | fences | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| filled with | filled by | Containment | Standard | |
| filling | fills | Insertion | Standard | V*N |
| flanked by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| flanking | flanks | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| folded in | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| folding | folds | Containment | Advanced | V*N,V*A |
| found in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| framed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| framing | frames | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| fringed with | Insertion | Standard | ||
| fringing | fringes | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| garments | Containment | Advanced | V*N | |
| getting around | getting about | Containment | Standard | |
| getting hold of | gets hold of | Containment | Standard | |
| getting into | gets into | Insertion | Standard | |
| girdles | Containment | Standard | ||
| gloves | Containment | Standard | V*N | |
| gobbled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| gobbling | gobbles | Containment | Standard | |
| going around | going about | Containment | Standard | |
| going into | goes into | Insertion | Standard | |
| grabbed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| grabbing | grabs | Containment | Standard | V*N |
| grasped by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| grasping | grasps | Containment | Standard | V*A |
| griping | gripes | Containment | Advanced | |
| gripped by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| gripping | grips | Containment | Standard | |
| guarded by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| guarding | guards | Containment | Standard | |
| gulped by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| gulping | gulps | Containment | Standard | |
| harboured by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| harbouring | harbours | Containment | Standard | |
| having | has | Containment | Standard | |
| hedged by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| hedging | hedges | Containment | Advanced | |
| held by | held in | Insertion | Standard | |
| hemming | hems | Containment | Standard | |
| hidden by | hiding in | Insertion | Standard | |
| hiding | hides | Containment | Standard | |
| holding | holds | Containment | Standard | |
| hoops | Containment | Standard | ||
| hosted by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| hosting | hosts | Containment | Standard | |
| housed in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| housing | houses | Containment | Standard | |
| hugged by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| hugging | hugs | Containment | Standard | |
| implicated | Insertion | Standard | ||
| implicated by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| implicating | implicates | Containment | Advanced | |
| imprisoned in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| imprisoning | imprisons | Containment | Standard | |
| in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| included in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| including | includes | Containment | Standard | |
| incorporated in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| incorporating | incorporates | Containment | Standard | |
| infiltrated by | Containment | Standard | ||
| infiltrating | infiltrates | Insertion | Standard | |
| inhabited by | Containment | Standard | ||
| inhabiting | inhabits | Insertion | Standard | |
| inhibited by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| inhibiting | inhibits | Containment | Standard | |
| injected with | Containment | Standard | ||
| inside | Insertion | Standard | ||
| inspired by | inspiring/inspires | Insertion | Standard | |
| inspired with | inspired by | Containment | Advanced | |
| inspiring | inspires | Containment | Advanced | |
| installed in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| installing | installs | Containment | Standard | |
| interred in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| interrupted by | Containment | Standard | ||
| interrupting | interrupts | Insertion | Standard | |
| intervening | Insertion | Standard | ||
| introduced by | introduced to | Insertion | Standard | |
| introducing | introduces | Containment | Standard | |
| invested with | Insertion | Standard | ||
| investing | invests | Containment | Advanced | |
| involved in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| involving | involves | Containment | Standard | |
| jammed by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| jammed with | Containment | Standard | ||
| jamming | jams | Containment | Advanced | |
| jamming | jams | Insertion | Standard | |
| keeping | keeps | Containment | Standard | |
| kept by | kept in | Insertion | Standard | |
| lagging | lags | Containment | Advanced | |
| lapping | laps | Containment | Advanced | |
| limited by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| limiting | limits | Containment | Standard | |
| lined with | Containment | Standard | ||
| lining | lines | Insertion | Standard | |
| lips | Containment | Advanced | ||
| listed | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| listing | lists | Containment | Advanced | |
| locked by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| locking | locks | Containment | Advanced | |
| mantles | Containment | Standard | ||
| masked by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| masking | masks | Containment | Standard | |
| nabbed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| nabbing | nabs | Containment | Standard | |
| nailed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| nailing | nails | Containment | Standard | |
| netted by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| netting | nets | Containment | Standard | |
| nicked by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| nicking | nicks | Containment | Standard | |
| nipped by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| nipping | nips | Containment | Standard | |
| nobbled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| nobbling | nobbles | Containment | Standard | |
| nursed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| nursing | nurses | Containment | Standard | |
| occupied by | Containment | Standard | ||
| occupying | occupies | Insertion | Standard | |
| opened by | Containment | Advanced | ||
| opening | opens | Insertion | Advanced | |
| outside | Containment | Standard | ||
| overtaking | overtakes | Containment | Standard | |
| overwhelmed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| overwhelming | overwhelms | Containment | Standard | |
| packed with | Containment | Standard | ||
| packing | packs | Containment | Standard | |
| part way through | Insertion | Standard | ||
| parted by | Containment | Standard | ||
| parting | parts | Insertion | Standard | |
| patrolled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| patrolling | patrols | Containment | Standard | |
| penetrated by | Containment | Standard | ||
| penetrating | penetrates | Insertion | Standard | |
| penned by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| penning | pens | Containment | Standard | |
| perambulating | perambulates | Containment | Advanced | |
| picked up by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| picking up | Containment | Standard | ||
| pierced by | Containment | Standard | ||
| piercing | pierces | Insertion | Standard | |
| pinched by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| pinching | pinches | Containment | Standard | |
| pinned in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| pinning | pins | Containment | Advanced | |
| plugged by | Containment | Standard | ||
| plugging | plugs | Insertion | Standard | |
| pocketed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| pocketing | pockets | Containment | Standard | |
| popped by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| popping | pops | Containment | Advanced | |
| possessed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| possessing | possesses | Containment | Standard | |
| pounded by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| pounding | pounds | Containment | Advanced | |
| pressed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| pressing | presses | Containment | Standard | |
| prisons | Containment | Advanced | ||
| probed by | Containment | Standard | ||
| probing | probes | Insertion | Standard | |
| protected by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| protecting | protects | Containment | Standard | |
| pulled by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| pulling | pulls | Containment | Advanced | |
| pursed by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| pursing | purses | Containment | Standard | |
| put about | put round | Containment | Standard | |
| put in | put into | Insertion | Standard | |
| received by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| receiving | receives | Containment | Standard | |
| repressed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| repressing | represses | Containment | Standard | |
| restrained by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| restraining | restrains | Containment | Standard | |
| restricted by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| restricting | restricts | Containment | Standard | |
| retained by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| retaining | retains | Containment | Standard | |
| ringing | rings | Containment | Standard | |
| round | Containment | Standard | ||
| rounded by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| rounding | rounds | Containment | Standard | |
| sandwiched by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| sandwiches | Containment | Standard | ||
| screened by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| screening | screens | Containment | Standard | |
| sealed by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| sealing | seals | Containment | Advanced | |
| secured by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| securing | secures | Containment | Standard | |
| seized by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| seizing | seizes | Containment | Standard | |
| set about | Containment | Standard | ||
| set in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| shared by | Containment | Advanced | ||
| sharing | shares | Insertion | Advanced | |
| sheltered by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| sheltering | shelters | Containment | Standard | |
| shipped by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| shipping | ships | Containment | Standard | |
| shrouded by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| shrouding | shrouds | Containment | Standard | |
| skirted by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| skirting | skirts | Containment | Standard | |
| slicing | slices | Insertion | Standard | |
| slipped into | Insertion | Standard | ||
| smothered by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| smothering | smothers | Containment | Standard | |
| smouldering | smoulders | Containment | Advanced | |
| smuggled by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| smuggling | smuggles | Containment | Advanced | |
| snared by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| snaring | snares | Containment | Standard | |
| snuggling | snuggles | Containment | Standard | |
| spanned by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| spanning | spans | Containment | Standard | |
| spheres | Containment | Advanced | ||
| split by | Containment | Standard | ||
| splitting | splits | Insertion | Standard | |
| spread by | Containment | Advanced | ||
| spreading | spreads | Insertion | Advanced | |
| squashed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| squashing | squashes | Containment | Standard | |
| squeezed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| squeezing | squeezes | Containment | Standard | |
| stalled by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| stalling | stalls | Containment | Advanced | |
| sticking | sticks | Insertion | Advanced | |
| stifled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| stifling | stifles | Containment | Standard | |
| stopped by | Containment | Advanced | ||
| stopping | stops | Insertion | Advanced | |
| stored in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| storing | stores | Containment | Standard | |
| stowed in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| stowing | stows | Containment | Standard | |
| straddled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| straddling | straddles | Containment | Standard | |
| straining | strains | Containment | Advanced | |
| stuck with | Containment | Advanced | ||
| stuffed with | Containment | Standard | ||
| stuffing | stuffs | Insertion | Standard | |
| sucked by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| sucking | sucks | Containment | Advanced | |
| suppressed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| suppressing | suppresses | Containment | Standard | |
| surrounded by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| surrounding | surrounds | Containment | Standard | |
| swallowed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| swallowing | swallows | Containment | Standard | |
| swathed in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| swathing | swathes | Containment | Standard | |
| tackled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| tackling | tackles | Containment | Standard | |
| taken by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| taken in by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| taken on by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| taking | takes | Containment | Standard | |
| taking in | takes in | Containment | Standard | |
| taking on | takes on | Containment | Advanced | |
| tapped by | Containment | Advanced | ||
| tapping | taps | Insertion | Advanced | |
| throttled by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| throttling | throttles | Containment | Standard | |
| thrown in | thrown into | Insertion | Standard | |
| thwarted by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| thwarting | thwarts | Containment | Advanced | |
| transfixed by | Containment | Standard | ||
| transfixing | transfixes | Insertion | Standard | |
| trapped in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| trapping | traps | Containment | Standard | |
| trousers | Containment | Standard | ||
| tucked into | Insertion | Standard | ||
| undoing | undoes | Insertion | Advanced | |
| undone by | Containment | Advanced | ||
| vices | Containment | Advanced | ||
| walls | Containment | Advanced | ||
| wearing | wears | Insertion | Standard | |
| wedged in | wedges | Insertion | Standard | |
| wedged with | Containment | Standard | ||
| wedges | Containment | Advanced | ||
| welcomed by | Insertion | Standard | ||
| welcoming | welcomes | Containment | Standard | |
| wimples | Containment | Advanced | ||
| winding | winds | Containment | Advanced | |
| within | Insertion | Standard | ||
| worn by | Containment | Standard | ||
| wound by | Insertion | Advanced | ||
| wrapped in | Insertion | Standard | ||
| wrapping | wraps | Containment | Standard | |
| wreathed in | Insertion | Standard |