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Words ending with "IOUS"
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Found 269 words ending with IOUS. Showing 206 examples across length groups.
Highest base scores
HYPERFASTIDIOUS 27 EXCREMENTITIOUS 26 HYPERCONSCIOUS 26 SUPERLUXURIOUS 23 HYPERCAUTIOUS 23 INEFFICACIOUS 23 OVERFASTIDIOUS 21 OVERSUSPICIOUS 21 PERSPICACIOUS 21 EFFICACIOUS 21 EXPEDITIOUS 21 INJUDICIOUS 21 OVERANXIOUS 21 SYMPHONIOUS 21 LOQUACIOUS 21 OBSEQUIOUS 21
5-letter words (1)
PIOUS 7
6-letter words (1)
ODIOUS 7
7-letter words (22)
ANXIOUS 14 BILIOUS 9 CARIOUS 9 COPIOUS 11 CURIOUS 9 DEVIOUS 11 DUBIOUS 10 ENVIOUS 10 FOLIOUS 10 FURIOUS 10 IMPIOUS 11 NIMIOUS 9 NOXIOUS 14 OBVIOUS 12 OSMIOUS 9 RUBIOUS 9 SANIOUS 7 SERIOUS 7 SIMIOUS 9 TEDIOUS 8 VARIOUS 10 VICIOUS 12
8-letter words (24)
CAPTIOUS 12 CAUTIOUS 10 DIECIOUS 11 EDACIOUS 11 EXIMIOUS 17 FACTIOUS 13 FASHIOUS 14 GLORIOUS 9 GRACIOUS 11 LUSCIOUS 10 PERVIOUS 13 PLUVIOUS 13 PRECIOUS 12 PREVIOUS 13 RUCTIOUS 10 SCABIOUS 12 SCARIOUS 10 SPACIOUS 12 SPECIOUS 12 SPURIOUS 10 STUDIOUS 9 TORTIOUS 8 USURIOUS 8 UXORIOUS 15
9-letter words (54)
AMBITIOUS 13 ARSENIOUS 9 ATROCIOUS 11 AUDACIOUS 12 BODACIOUS 14 BUMPTIOUS 15 CAPACIOUS 15 CONSCIOUS 13 DELICIOUS 12 DELIRIOUS 10 DIOECIOUS 12 EGREGIOUS 11 FACETIOUS 14 FELONIOUS 12 FEROCIOUS 14 FRACTIOUS 14 FUGACIOUS 15 HILARIOUS 12 IMPERIOUS 13 INCURIOUS 11 INGENIOUS 10 INJURIOUS 16 INSIDIOUS 10 INVIDIOUS 13 JUDICIOUS 19 LABORIOUS 11 LITIGIOUS 10 LUXURIOUS 16 MALARIOUS 11 MALICIOUS 13
10-letter words (55)
ABSTEMIOUS 14 AMPHIBIOUS 19 AUSPICIOUS 14 AUTOECIOUS 12 AVARICIOUS 15 CALUMNIOUS 14 CAPRICIOUS 16 CENSORIOUS 12 COMMODIOUS 17 CONTAGIOUS 13 CURVACIOUS 17 EUPHONIOUS 15 FACTITIOUS 15 FALLACIOUS 15 FASTIDIOUS 14 FICTITIOUS 15 FLAGITIOUS 14 GREGARIOUS 12 HARMONIOUS 15 HELLACIOUS 15 IMPERVIOUS 17 INCAUTIOUS 12 INFECTIOUS 15 INGLORIOUS 11 LASCIVIOUS 15 LICENTIOUS 12 LOQUACIOUS 21 LUBRICIOUS 14 LUGUBRIOUS 13 MENDACIOUS 15
11-letter words (41)
ABSTENTIOUS 13 ACRIMONIOUS 15 ATRABILIOUS 13 BURGLARIOUS 14 CEREMONIOUS 15 COMPENDIOUS 18 CONTENTIOUS 13 CONTRARIOUS 13 DELETERIOUS 12 DISSENTIOUS 12 EFFICACIOUS 21 EXPEDITIOUS 21 FLIRTATIOUS 14 IGNOMINIOUS 14 ILLUSTRIOUS 11 IMPECUNIOUS 17 INDUSTRIOUS 12 INJUDICIOUS 21 IRRELIGIOUS 12 MERITORIOUS 13 OMNIFARIOUS 16 OPPROBRIOUS 17 OVERANXIOUS 21 OVEROBVIOUS 19 OVERSERIOUS 14 PRESTIGIOUS 14 PRETENTIOUS 13 PUNCTILIOUS 15 REPETITIOUS 13 RUMBUSTIOUS 15
12-letter words (33)
ADSCITITIOUS 15 ADVENTITIOUS 16 CEMENTITIOUS 16 COMPUNCTIOUS 20 CONTUMACIOUS 18 CONTUMELIOUS 16 DISPUTATIOUS 15 HETEROECIOUS 17 INAUSPICIOUS 16 INCOMMODIOUS 19 INHARMONIOUS 17 INSALUBRIOUS 14 MERETRICIOUS 16 MULTIFARIOUS 17 NONCONSCIOUS 16 NONRELIGIOUS 13 OSTENTATIOUS 12 OVERCAUTIOUS 17 PARSIMONIOUS 16 PERTINACIOUS 16 PRECONSCIOUS 18 RAMBUNCTIOUS 18 SACRILEGIOUS 15 SEMIPRECIOUS 18 SUBCONSCIOUS 18 SUPERCILIOUS 16 SUPPOSITIOUS 16 ULTRASERIOUS 12 UNCENSORIOUS 14 UNFASTIDIOUS 16
13-letter words (24)
ANTIRELIGIOUS 14 CONSCIENTIOUS 17 DISHARMONIOUS 19 HYPERCAUTIOUS 23 INEFFICACIOUS 23 NONCONTAGIOUS 16 NONGREGARIOUS 15 NONINFECTIOUS 18 NONNUTRITIOUS 13 OVERAMBITIOUS 20 OVERCONSCIOUS 20 OVERINGENIOUS 17 PERSPICACIOUS 21 SANCTIMONIOUS 17 SEMICONSCIOUS 19 SEMIRELIGIOUS 16 SUBREPTITIOUS 17 SUPERCAUTIOUS 17 SUPERSTITIOUS 15 SURREPTITIOUS 15 ULTRACAUTIOUS 15 UNCEREMONIOUS 17 UNCONTENTIOUS 15 UNPRETENTIOUS 15
14-letter words (11)
CONTRADICTIOUS 19 HYPERCONSCIOUS 26 INTERRELIGIOUS 15 MULTIRELIGIOUS 17 OVERFASTIDIOUS 21 OVERSUSPICIOUS 21 SOCIORELIGIOUS 17 SUPERAMBITIOUS 20 SUPERLUXURIOUS 23 SUPPOSITITIOUS 18 UNOSTENTATIOUS 14
15-letter words (3)
EXCREMENTITIOUS 26 HYPERFASTIDIOUS 27 ULTRAFASTIDIOUS 19
Notable IOUS examples
A high-value IOUS ending to compare against clue meaning, word length, rhyme, and dictionary rules.
A high-value IOUS ending to compare against clue meaning, word length, rhyme, and dictionary rules.
A high-value IOUS ending to compare against clue meaning, word length, rhyme, and dictionary rules.
A high-value IOUS ending to compare against clue meaning, word length, rhyme, and dictionary rules.
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