Words ending in US
1,793 words in the ENABLE list end in US. The most common are VARIOUS, SERIOUS, FOCUS and PREVIOUS. They run from 3 to 20 letters, and the highest-scoring is PSEUDOPARENCHYMATOUS at 35 points.
- Words
- 1,793
- Lengths
- 3–20 letters
- Top score
- 35 (PSEUDOPARENCHYMATOUS)
The words
3-letter words 5
4-letter words 18
5-letter words 87
arcus7argus6ascus7babus9beaus7bogus8bolus7bonus7
casus7conus7fetus8ficus10focus10
fucus10genus6
gurus6gyrus9hocus10humus10ictus7ileus5incus7kudus10kurus9locus7lotus5
lulus5lupus7lusus5magus8manus7menus7minus7
modus8momus9mucus9negus6nevus8nexus12
nidus6nisus5nodus6pilus7pious7ramus7rebus7risus5rubus7sinus5situs5solus5talus5taxus12thous8tonus5torus5tutus5vagus9varus8virus8
See all 87 in the unscrambler → 6-letter words 148
abacus10airbus8amicus10animus8aureus6cactus10callus8campus12
caucus10census8
chorus11
circus10
cirrus8citrus8coitus8corpus10
crocus10cyprus13dingus8discus9doofus10exodus14
famous11
foetus9fungus10gallus7genius7
hiatus9hummus13joyous16litmus8missus8mucous10nimbus10oculus8odious7pappus12plexus15porous8primus10prunus8radius7
rectus8rhesus9ruckus12rufous9rumpus10serous6shamus11status6
stylus9sulcus8tarsus6thymus14typhus14uterus6venous9versus9virtus9walrus9
See all 148 in the unscrambler → 7-letter words 210
alumnus9amorous9angelus8anxious14
aqueous16arduous8bulbous11bureaus9callous9copious11cumulus11curious9
devious11dubious10envious10ferrous10fibrous12furious10
fuscous12gaseous8heinous10hideous11humerus12igneous8impetus11incubus11isthmus12jealous14
minibus11modulus10nervous10
nitrous7noxious14nucleus9obvious12
octopus11ominous9omnibus11onerous7papyrus14phallus12phoebus14pompous13proteus9raucous9refocus12riotous7ruinous7serious7
sinuous7stratus7surplus9
tedious8tenuous7tetanus7vacuous12various10
vicious12
viscous12zealous16
See all 210 in the unscrambler → 8-letter words 288
bacillus12calculus12cautious10
colossus10couscous12desirous9detritus9emeritus10enormous10
fabulous13
generous9
glabrous11glorious9
gorgeous10
gracious11grievous12hibiscus15humorous13infamous13
libelous10luminous10luscious10lustrous8meniscus12mutinous10nauseous8nautilus8nebulous10numerous10
ochreous13perilous10plateaus10platypus15populous12precious12
previous13
ravenous11resinous8rigorous9
sensuous8sonorous8spacious12specious12spurious10squamous19stimulus10
studious9subgenus11succubus14syllabus13terminus10thalamus13tinnitus8tortuous8tuberous10venomous13vigorous12virtuous11vitreous11wondrous12
See all 288 in the unscrambler → 9-letter words 251
ambiguous14ambitious13
amorphous16analogous10anomalous11anonymous14
antivirus12apparatus13
asparagus12atrocious11audacious12cancerous13cavernous14conscious13
consensus11
courteous11cutaneous11dangerous11
deciduous13delicious12
delirious10egregious11eponymous16erroneous9esophagus15exogenous17ferocious14frivolous15glamorous12hazardous22
hilarious12
humongous15imperious13ingenious10innocuous11insidious10judicious19laborious11ludicrous12luxurious16malicious13
marvelous14momentous13monstrous11murderous12narcissus11nefarious12notorious9
oblivious14obnoxious18poisonous11religious10
righteous13
strenuous9sumptuous13tenacious11thesaurus12unanimous11
vivacious17voracious14
See all 251 in the unscrambler → 10-letter words 258
amphibious19auspicious14autonomous12
boisterous12capricious16contagious13contiguous13continuous12
courageous13disastrous11
endogenous12eucalyptus17extraneous17fallacious15fictitious15fortuitous13gratuitous11gregarious12harmonious15herbaceous17homogenous16homologous16horrendous14impervious17incestuous12indigenous12
infectious15
marvellous15meticulous14miraculous14monogamous15monotonous12mysterious15
nutritious10outrageous11
pernicious14phosphorus20posthumous17precarious14precocious16prodigious14prospectus16prosperous14rebellious12rendezvous23ridiculous13
scandalous13stupendous13suspicious14
synonymous18thunderous14traitorous10treasonous10tremendous13
tumultuous12ubiquitous21victorious15villainous13voluminous15voluptuous15
See all 258 in the unscrambler → 11-letter words 189
acrimonious15adventurous15androgynous16aspergillus14blasphemous20cacophonous20carnivorous16conspicuous17contentious13coterminous15cruciferous18deleterious12dichotomous19duplicitous16efficacious21enterovirus14expeditious21ferruginous15filamentous16flirtatious14herbivorous19herpesvirus19hippocampus24homogeneous17ignominious14illustrious11incongruous14incredulous14industrious12intravenous14irreligious12magnanimous16mellifluous16meritorious13mischievous21mountainous13nitrogenous12overzealous23phosphorous21precipitous17prestigious14
pretentious13promiscuous17repetitious13sarcophagus19scrumptious17spontaneous13
stegosaurus12superfluous16synchronous19tempestuous15tendentious12treacherous16tuberculous15unambiguous16unambitious15unconscious15
unglamorous14unrighteous15vertiginous15
See all 189 in the unscrambler → 12-letter words 154
advantageous17adventitious16ambidextrous24ankylosaurus19argillaceous15asynchronous20brontosaurus14cantankerous18carbonaceous18cementitious16contemptuous18conterminous16cryptococcus25cumulonimbus20diatomaceous17discourteous15disingenuous14disputatious15echinococcus23enterococcus18erythematous20heterogenous16heterologous16heterozygous28hippopotamus23hypothalamus25inauspicious16inharmonious17insalubrious14luminiferous17meretricious16micronucleus18mucilaginous17multifarious17noncancerous16nonreligious13obstreperous16ostentatious12overcautious17parsimonious16percutaneous16philadelphus23phytophagous26pneumococcus22polymorphous24portmanteaus16precancerous18preposterous16presumptuous18pseudonymous20rambunctious18sacrilegious15seminiferous17semiprecious18simultaneous14subconscious18subcutaneous16supercilious16unscrupulous16vainglorious16
See all 154 in the unscrambler → 13-letter words 112
angiospermous18antireligious14argentiferous17arteriovenous16autocephalous20autochthonous21bibliolatrous17brachypterous25camphoraceous24carboniferous20carcinomatous19cartilaginous16cavernicolous20cleistogamous18condylomatous21conscientious17consentaneous15discontinuous16disharmonious19emphysematous25fossiliferous19gastrocnemius18granulomatous16heterogeneous17hydrocephalus27inconspicuous19inhomogeneous19insectivorous18instantaneous13lactobacillus19meningococcus22metalliferous18miscellaneous17mucocutaneous19multitudinous16noncontiguous16nonhomologous19nonindigenous15noninfectious18overambitious20ovoviviparous24paramyxovirus30perspicacious21platitudinous16proteinaceous17pusillanimous17sanctimonious17semiconscious19serendipitous16splendiferous19stoloniferous16stratocumulus17streptococcus21superstitious15surreptitious15tyrannosaurus16unadventurous17unceremonious17uncontentious15unpretentious15
See all 112 in the unscrambler → 14-letter words 43
actinomycetous23anthropophagus25campylotropous25chlorophyllous27consanguineous17contradictious19diamondiferous21dicotyledonous21extemporaneous25geosynchronous23hemimetabolous23heterophyllous25holometabolous21hyperconscious26ichthyophagous31interreligious15intracutaneous16multireligious17myrmecophilous28nonfilamentous19nonhomogeneous20nonnitrogenous15nonsynchronous22overfastidious21overscrupulous21oversolicitous19oversuspicious21pachydermatous27papilionaceous20papillomavirus23parenchymatous26proventriculus21pseudomorphous24semiautonomous18staphylococcus28transcutaneous16unostentatious14
See all 43 in the unscrambler → 15-letter words 21
anthropophagous26antituberculous19basidiomycetous25collenchymatous27contemporaneous21cytomegalovirus26deuteranomalous18disadvantageous21echinodermatous23enantiomorphous22pithecanthropus27pulchritudinous23
See all 21 in the unscrambler → 16-letter words 3
monocotyledonous24organophosphorus27sclerenchymatous28
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.
pseudoparenchymatous35zygodactylous32ichthyophagous31paramyxovirus30phycomycetous30exophthalmus29staphylococcus28homozygous28heterozygous28hemizygous28
Related
Questions
How many words end in US?
1,793 words in the ENABLE word list end in US.
What is the longest word that ends in US?
PSEUDOPARENCHYMATOUS, with 20 letters. Next come ADENOCARCINOMATOUS and MICROLEPIDOPTEROUS.
What is the highest-scoring word that ends in US?
PSEUDOPARENCHYMATOUS, worth 35 points with Scrabble letter values.