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== W == ; {{anchor|waste}} waste (heap) : See [[#wastepile|wastepile]]. ; {{anchor|wastepile|waste pile}} wastepile, waste pile : A stack or pile of cards, usually from the [[#stock|stock]] or [[#talon|talon]], that is formed when they are turned up but cannot be played immediately. The pile is usually [[#squared|squared]] and [[#face-up|face-up]] and only the topmost card is [[#available|available]]. Also rubbish heap, waste heap or discard pile. ; {{anchor|wing}} wing : The left or right half of the [[#tableau|tableau]] when it is divided in two by a clear space.<ref name=Parlett/> ; {{anchor|worrying back}} worrying back : Putting a card already built on a foundation back onto one of the [[#depots|depots]] in the [[#tableau|tableau]].<ref name=Arnold/> Not allowed in many patiences. First introduced in [[Emperor (card game)|Emperor Patience]] in 1890.<ref>Whitmore Jones (1890), pp. 72β74.</ref> ; {{anchor|wrap|wrapping}} wrapping # Building [[#around the corner|around the corner]]. # Using [[modular arithmetic]] to build the sequence, e.g. Queen-King-Ace-2-3, 10-Queen-Ace-3-5, 8-Jack-Ace-4-7.
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