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Words ending with "OUS"
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Found 1,193 words ending with OUS. Showing 292 examples across length groups.
Highest base scores
ZYGODACTYLOUS 32 ICHTHYOPHAGOUS 31 PHYCOMYCETOUS 30 MYRMECOPHILOUS 28 HETEROZYGOUS 28 HEMIZYGOUS 28 HOMOZYGOUS 28 COLLENCHYMATOUS 27 HYPERFASTIDIOUS 27 CHLOROPHYLLOUS 27 PACHYDERMATOUS 27 ULTRAHAZARDOUS 27 MYXEDEMATOUS 27 SCHIZOGONOUS 27 XYLOPHAGOUS 27 ANTHROPOPHAGOUS 26
4-letter words (2)
NOUS 4 SOUS 4
5-letter words (3)
MEOUS 7 PIOUS 7 THOUS 8
6-letter words (32)
AUROUS 6 AWMOUS 11 BAYOUS 11 BIJOUS 15 CEROUS 8 COMOUS 10 CYMOUS 13 FAMOUS 11 FUCOUS 11 IODOUS 7 JOYOUS 16 LUPOUS 8 MIAOUS 8 MUCOUS 10 NODOUS 7 ODIOUS 7 OSMOUS 8 PAROUS 8 PILOUS 8 POROUS 8 POYOUS 11 RAMOUS 8 RIMOUS 8 RUFOUS 9 RUGOUS 7 SAJOUS 13 SEROUS 6 SETOUS 6 TOROUS 6 UVEOUS 9
7-letter words (114)
ACAJOUS 16 ACEROUS 9 ACETOUS 9 ACINOUS 9 ADIPOUS 10 AENEOUS 7 AGAMOUS 10 AMADOUS 10 AMOROUS 9 ANUROUS 7 ANXIOUS 14 APODOUS 10 AQUEOUS 16 ARDUOUS 8 ARENOUS 7 AZYGOUS 20 BILIOUS 9 BOUBOUS 11 BRUMOUS 11 BULBOUS 11 BULLOUS 9 BURNOUS 9 CACHOUS 14 CALLOUS 9 CARIOUS 9 CASEOUS 9 CHYLOUS 15 CHYMOUS 17 CIRROUS 9 CITROUS 9
8-letter words (179)
ACARPOUS 12 ACAULOUS 10 ADUNCOUS 11 ANGINOUS 9 ANGULOUS 9 ANSEROUS 8 APHTHOUS 16 APTEROUS 10 ARACEOUS 10 ARBOROUS 10 ARSENOUS 8 ARSONOUS 8 ASTOMOUS 10 BIBULOUS 12 BIGAMOUS 13 BIJUGOUS 18 BIMANOUS 12 BIPAROUS 12 BIRAMOUS 12 BUTYROUS 13 CADUCOUS 13 CANOROUS 10 CAPTIOUS 12 CARIBOUS 12 CAUTIOUS 10 CERNUOUS 10 CHLOROUS 13 CHROMOUS 15 CITREOUS 10 CORNEOUS 10
9-letter words (189)
ACIDULOUS 12 ALUMINOUS 11 AMBIGUOUS 14 AMBITIOUS 13 AMORPHOUS 16 ANALOGOUS 10 ANESTROUS 9 ANHYDROUS 16 ANOMALOUS 11 ANONYMOUS 14 APETALOUS 11 APOGAMOUS 14 ARBOREOUS 11 ARSENIOUS 9 ASSIDUOUS 10 ATROCIOUS 11 AUDACIOUS 12 BARBAROUS 13 BEAUTEOUS 11 BIOGENOUS 12 BODACIOUS 14 BONHOMOUS 16 BOUNTEOUS 11 BUMPTIOUS 15 CALCULOUS 13 CANCEROUS 13 CANKEROUS 15 CAPACIOUS 15 CARCAJOUS 20 CAVERNOUS 14
10-letter words (224)
ABSTEMIOUS 14 ACEPHALOUS 17 ADULTEROUS 11 ALACRITOUS 12 ALBUMINOUS 14 ALLIACEOUS 12 ALLOGAMOUS 13 AMPHIBIOUS 19 ANADROMOUS 13 ANASARCOUS 12 ANATROPOUS 12 ANTONYMOUS 15 APOSPOROUS 14 AQUIFEROUS 22 ARENACEOUS 12 ARMIGEROUS 13 AURIFEROUS 13 AUSPICIOUS 14 AUTOECIOUS 12 AUTOGAMOUS 13 AUTOGENOUS 11 AUTOLOGOUS 11 AUTONOMOUS 12 AUTOTOMOUS 12 AVARICIOUS 15 BATTAILOUS 12 BITUMINOUS 14 BLUSTEROUS 12 BOISTEROUS 12 CADAVEROUS 16
11-letter words (161)
ABSTENTIOUS 13 ACRIMONIOUS 15 ADENOMATOUS 14 ADVENTUROUS 15 ANACHRONOUS 16 ANDROGYNOUS 16 ANFRACTUOUS 16 ANGIOMATOUS 14 ANISOGAMOUS 14 ARENICOLOUS 13 ATRABILIOUS 13 BLASPHEMOUS 20 BURGLARIOUS 14 CACOPHONOUS 20 CALCICOLOUS 17 CALCIFEROUS 18 CALCIFUGOUS 19 CALLIPYGOUS 19 CARNIVOROUS 16 CATADROMOUS 16 CATARACTOUS 15 CEREMONIOUS 15 CHAMPERTOUS 20 COLLAGENOUS 14 COMPENDIOUS 18 CONGENEROUS 14 CONSPICUOUS 17 CONTENTIOUS 13 CONTRARIOUS 13 COTERMINOUS 15
12-letter words (132)
ADSCITITIOUS 15 ADVANTAGEOUS 17 ADVENTITIOUS 16 ALTITUDINOUS 13 AMBIDEXTROUS 24 AMENTIFEROUS 17 ANEMOPHILOUS 19 ANTHOPHILOUS 20 ARGILLACEOUS 15 ASCOMYCETOUS 21 ASYNCHRONOUS 20 ATHEROMATOUS 17 CANTANKEROUS 18 CARBONACEOUS 18 CEMENTITIOUS 16 CIRCUMFLUOUS 21 COLEOPTEROUS 16 COLLEMBOLOUS 18 COMPLICITOUS 20 COMPUNCTIOUS 20 CONTEMPTUOUS 18 CONTERMINOUS 16 CONTUMACIOUS 18 CONTUMELIOUS 16 COPROPHAGOUS 22 COPROPHILOUS 21 CRYPTOGAMOUS 22 DIATOMACEOUS 17 DISCOURTEOUS 15 DISINGENUOUS 14
13-letter words (101)
ANGIOSPERMOUS 18 ANTIRELIGIOUS 14 ARGENTIFEROUS 17 ARTERIOVENOUS 16 AUTOCEPHALOUS 20 AUTOCHTHONOUS 21 BIBLIOLATROUS 17 BRACHYPTEROUS 25 CAMPHORACEOUS 24 CARBONIFEROUS 20 CARCINOMATOUS 19 CARTILAGINOUS 16 CAVERNICOLOUS 20 CLEISTOGAMOUS 18 CONDYLOMATOUS 21 CONSCIENTIOUS 17 CONSENTANEOUS 15 DIATHERMANOUS 19 DISCONTINUOUS 16 DISHARMONIOUS 19 EMPHYSEMATOUS 25 ENTEROCOELOUS 15 ENTOMOPHAGOUS 21 ENTOMOPHILOUS 20 EXANTHEMATOUS 25 FOSSILIFEROUS 19 GARNETIFEROUS 17 GRAMINIVOROUS 19 GRANULOMATOUS 16 GYMNOSPERMOUS 23
14-letter words (39)
ACTINOMYCETOUS 23 CAMPYLOTROPOUS 25 CHLOROPHYLLOUS 27 CONSANGUINEOUS 17 CONTRADICTIOUS 19 DIAMONDIFEROUS 21 DICOTYLEDONOUS 21 EXTEMPORANEOUS 25 GEOSYNCHRONOUS 23 HEMIMETABOLOUS 23 HETEROPHYLLOUS 25 HOLOMETABOLOUS 21 HYPERCONSCIOUS 26 ICHTHYOPHAGOUS 31 INTERRELIGIOUS 15 INTRACUTANEOUS 16 MULTIRELIGIOUS 17 MYRMECOPHILOUS 28 NONFILAMENTOUS 19 NONHOMOGENEOUS 20 NONNITROGENOUS 15 NONSYNCHRONOUS 22 OVERFASTIDIOUS 21 OVERSCRUPULOUS 21 OVERSOLICITOUS 19 OVERSUSPICIOUS 21 PACHYDERMATOUS 27 PAPILIONACEOUS 20 PARENCHYMATOUS 26 PSEUDOMORPHOUS 24
15-letter words (17)
ANTHROPOPHAGOUS 26 ANTITUBERCULOUS 19 BASIDIOMYCETOUS 25 COLLENCHYMATOUS 27 CONTEMPORANEOUS 21 DEUTERANOMALOUS 18 DISADVANTAGEOUS 21 ECHINODERMATOUS 23 ENANTIOMORPHOUS 22 EPITHELIOMATOUS 22 EXCREMENTITIOUS 26 HYPERFASTIDIOUS 27 NONSIMULTANEOUS 17 PULCHRITUDINOUS 23 ULTRAFASTIDIOUS 19 UNFOSSILIFEROUS 21 VICISSITUDINOUS 21
Notable OUS examples
A high-value OUS ending to compare against clue meaning, word length, rhyme, and dictionary rules.
A high-value OUS ending to compare against clue meaning, word length, rhyme, and dictionary rules.
A high-value OUS ending to compare against clue meaning, word length, rhyme, and dictionary rules.
A high-value OUS ending to compare against clue meaning, word length, rhyme, and dictionary rules.
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