Words ending in OUS
1,201 words in the ENABLE list end in OUS. The most common are VARIOUS, SERIOUS, PREVIOUS and RELIGIOUS. They run from 4 to 20 letters, and the highest-scoring is PSEUDOPARENCHYMATOUS at 35 points.
- Words
- 1,201
- Lengths
- 4–20 letters
- Top score
- 35 (PSEUDOPARENCHYMATOUS)
The words
4-letter words 2
nous4sous4
5-letter words 3
meous7pious7thous8
6-letter words 32
aurous6awmous11bayous11bijous15cerous8comous10cymous13famous11
fucous11iodous7joyous16lupous8miaous8mucous10nodous7odious7osmous8parous8pilous8porous8poyous11ramous8rimous8rufous9rugous7sajous13serous6setous6torous6uveous9venous9vinous9
7-letter words 114
acajous16acerous9amorous9anxious14
aqueous16arduous8bilious9bulbous11bullous9callous9carious9copious11cuprous11curious9
devious11dubious10emulous9envious10estrous7fatuous10ferrous10fibrous12fulvous13furious10
fuscous12gaseous8gibbous12heinous10hideous11hydrous14igneous8impious11jealous14
leprous9nervous10
nitrous7noxious14obvious12
odorous8ominous9onerous7osseous7parlous9petrous9piteous9pompous13raucous9riotous7ruinous7serious7
sinuous7spinous9tedious8tenuous7vacuous12various10
vicious12
villous10viscous12zealous16
See all 114 in the unscrambler → 8-letter words 179
bigamous13cautious10
couscous12covetous13decorous11desirous9dextrous16dolorous9enormous10
fabulous13
factious13generous9
glabrous11glaucous11glorious9
gorgeous10
gracious11grievous12humorous13infamous13
libelous10luminous10luscious10lustrous8mucinous12mutinous10nauseous8nebulous10numerous10
numinous10ochreous13perilous10pervious13populous12precious12
previous13
ravenous11resinous8rigorous9
scabrous12sensuous8sonorous8spacious12specious12spurious10squamous19studious9timorous10tortious8tortuous8tuberous10unctuous10usurious8valorous11vaporous13venomous13vigorous12virtuous11vitreous11wondrous12
See all 179 in the unscrambler → 9-letter words 189
ambiguous14ambitious13
amorphous16analogous10anomalous11anonymous14
atrocious11audacious12barbarous13cancerous13cavernous14conscious13
courteous11cutaneous11dangerous11
deciduous13delicious12
delirious10egregious11eponymous16erroneous9exogenous17ferocious14frivolous15glamorous12hazardous22
hilarious12
humongous15imperious13impetuous13ingenious10injurious16innocuous11insidious10judicious19laborious11ludicrous12luxurious16malicious13
marvelous14melodious12momentous13monstrous11murderous12nefarious12notorious9
oblivious14obnoxious18poisonous11religious10
righteous13
seditious10strenuous9sumptuous13tenacious11torturous9unanimous11
vicarious14vivacious17voracious14
See all 189 in the unscrambler → 10-letter words 224
amphibious19auspicious14autonomous12
boisterous12calcareous14capricious16contagious13contiguous13continuous12
courageous13disastrous11
endogenous12extraneous17fallacious15fastidious14fictitious15fortuitous13gratuitous11gregarious12harmonious15herbaceous17homogenous16homologous16horrendous14impervious17incestuous12indigenous12
infectious15
marvellous15meticulous14miraculous14monogamous15monotonous12mysterious15
nutritious10outrageous11
pernicious14posthumous17precarious14precocious16prodigious14prosperous14rebellious12rendezvous23ridiculous13
scandalous13scrupulous14stupendous13suspicious14
synonymous18thunderous14traitorous10treasonous10tremendous13
tumultuous12ubiquitous21victorious15villainous13voluminous15voluptuous15
See all 224 in the unscrambler → 11-letter words 161
acrimonious15adventurous15androgynous16blasphemous20cacophonous20carnivorous16ceremonious15compendious18conspicuous17contentious13coterminous15cruciferous18deleterious12dichotomous19duplicitous16efficacious21expeditious21fantabulous16ferruginous15filamentous16flirtatious14herbivorous19homogeneous17ignominious14illustrious11impecunious17incongruous14incredulous14industrious12intravenous14irreligious12magnanimous16mellifluous16meritorious13mischievous21mountainous13myelogenous17nitrogenous12overzealous23phosphorous21precipitous17prestigious14
pretentious13promiscuous17punctilious15repetitious13scrumptious17spontaneous13
superfluous16synchronous19tempestuous15tendentious12treacherous16tuberculous15unambiguous16unambitious15unconscious15
unglamorous14unrighteous15vertiginous15
See all 161 in the unscrambler → 12-letter words 132
advantageous17adventitious16ambidextrous24argillaceous15asynchronous20atheromatous17cantankerous18carbonaceous18cementitious16contemptuous18conterminous16contumacious18diatomaceous17discourteous15disingenuous14disputatious15erythematous20hematogenous18heterogenous16heterologous16heteronomous17heterozygous28inauspicious16infelicitous17inharmonious17insalubrious14luminiferous17meretricious16monadelphous20mucilaginous17multifarious17noncancerous16nonreligious13obstreperous16orchidaceous20ostentatious12overcautious17overgenerous16parsimonious16percutaneous16phytophagous26polymorphous24precancerous18preconscious18preposterous16presumptuous18pseudonymous20rambunctious18sacrilegious15seminiferous17semiprecious18simultaneous14subconscious18subcutaneous16supercilious16unchivalrous20unpropitious16unscrupulous16unsuspicious16vainglorious16
See all 132 in the unscrambler → 13-letter words 101
angiospermous18antireligious14argentiferous17arteriovenous16autocephalous20autochthonous21bibliolatrous17brachypterous25camphoraceous24carboniferous20carcinomatous19cartilaginous16cavernicolous20cleistogamous18condylomatous21conscientious17consentaneous15diathermanous19discontinuous16disharmonious19emphysematous25enterocoelous15entomophagous21entomophilous20exanthematous25fossiliferous19garnetiferous17graminivorous19granulomatous16gymnospermous23heterogeneous17inconspicuous19inhomogeneous19insectivorous18instantaneous13metalliferous18miscellaneous17mucocutaneous19multitudinous16noncontiguous16nonhomologous19nonindigenous15noninfectious18overambitious20ovoviviparous24perspicacious21platitudinous16proteinaceous17pusillanimous17sanctimonious17semiconscious19serendipitous16splendiferous19stoloniferous16superstitious15surreptitious15unadventurous17unceremonious17uncontentious15unpretentious15
See all 101 in the unscrambler → 14-letter words 39
actinomycetous23campylotropous25chlorophyllous27consanguineous17contradictious19diamondiferous21dicotyledonous21extemporaneous25geosynchronous23hemimetabolous23heterophyllous25holometabolous21hyperconscious26ichthyophagous31interreligious15intracutaneous16multireligious17myrmecophilous28nonfilamentous19nonhomogeneous20nonnitrogenous15nonsynchronous22overfastidious21overscrupulous21oversolicitous19oversuspicious21pachydermatous27papilionaceous20parenchymatous26pseudomorphous24semiautonomous18socioreligious17superambitious20superluxurious23supposititious18transcutaneous16ultraglamorous17ultrahazardous27unostentatious14
15-letter words 17
anthropophagous26antituberculous19basidiomycetous25collenchymatous27contemporaneous21deuteranomalous18disadvantageous21echinodermatous23enantiomorphous22epitheliomatous22excrementitious26hyperfastidious27nonsimultaneous17pulchritudinous23ultrafastidious19unfossiliferous21vicissitudinous21
16-letter words 2
monocotyledonous24sclerenchymatous28
17-letter words 2
organophosphorous28overconscientious24
18-letter words 3
adenocarcinomatous25microlepidopterous27verisimilitudinous24
20-letter words 1
pseudoparenchymatous35
Highest-scoring words
Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.
pseudoparenchymatous35zygodactylous32ichthyophagous31phycomycetous30homozygous28heterozygous28hemizygous28myrmecophilous28organophosphorous28sclerenchymatous28
Related
Questions
How many words end in OUS?
1,201 words in the ENABLE word list end in OUS.
What is the longest word that ends in OUS?
PSEUDOPARENCHYMATOUS, with 20 letters. Next come ADENOCARCINOMATOUS and MICROLEPIDOPTEROUS.
What is the highest-scoring word that ends in OUS?
PSEUDOPARENCHYMATOUS, worth 35 points with Scrabble letter values.