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Words containing OU

Words that have the letters OU in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 7,445 playable words containing OU in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACCOUNTABLENESS. The highest-scoring is OVOVIVIPAROUSLY, worth 32 points.

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Popular words containing OU

COUNTEREXAMPLE27
THOROUGHFARES22
BACKGROUNDS21
THOROUGHFARE21
BACKGROUND20
JOURNALISTS20
SIMULTANEOUSLY20
SUSPICIOUSLY20
ADVANTAGEOUS19
ASYNCHRONOUS19
CONSPICUOUS19
ENCOURAGEMENT19
JOURNALIST19
MYSTERIOUSLY19
PREVIOUSLY19
RIDICULOUSLY19
SUPERFLUOUS19
THROUGHPUT19

Highest-scoring words containing OU

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32
PHOTOJOURNALISM30
OUTDAZZLING30
HOMOZYGOUSLY30
JOURNALIZING30
ZYGODACTYLOUS30
COUNTERPROJECTS30
OUTDAZZLED29
JOURNALIZED29
JOURNALIZERS29
JOURNEYWORKS29
COUNTERPROJECT29

3-letter words containing OU (6)

FOU7
OUD5
OUR4
OUT4
SOU4
YOU6

4-letter words containing OU (41)

BOUT7
COUP9
DOUM8
DOUR6
DOUX12
FOUL8
FOUR8
GOUT6
HOUR7
JOUK16
LOUD6
LOUP7
LOUR5
LOUT5
MEOU7
MOUE7
NOUN5
NOUS5
OUCH9
OUDS6
OUPH9
OURS5
OUST5
OUTS5
OUZO13
POUF10
POUR7
POUT7
ROUE5
ROUP7
ROUT5
ROUX11
SOUK8
SOUL5
SOUP7
SOUR5
SOUS5
THOU7
TOUR5
TOUT5
YOUR7

5-letter words containing OU (156)

ABOUT8
ALOUD7
BAYOU10
BOUGH11
BOUND9
BOUTS8
CLOUD9
CLOUT8
COUCH12
COUGH11
COULD9
COUNT8
COUPS10
COURT8
DOUBT9
DOUGH10
FLOUR9
FLOUT9
FOULS9
FOUND10
FOUNT9
FOURS9
GHOUL9
GOUGE8
GROUP9
HOUND9
HOURS8
HOUSE8
LOUSY8
MOULD9
MOUND9
MOUNT8
MOUSE8
MOUSY10
MOUTH10
NOUNS6
OUGHT9
OUTER6
POUCH12
POUND9
POURS8
PROUD9
ROUGH9
ROUND7
ROUTE6
ROUTS6
SHOUT8
SOULS6
SOUND7
SOUTH8
SPOUT8
THOUS8
TOUCH10
TOUGH9
VOUCH14
WOULD10
WOUND10
YOUNG9
YOURS8
YOUTH10

The 60 most common shown, 96 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing OU (394)

AMOUNT9
AROUND8
BOUGHS12
BOUGHT12
BOUNCE11
BOUNDS10
CLOUDS10
CLOUDY12
COLOUR9
COUGHS12
COUNTS9
COUNTY11
COUPLE11
COURSE9
COURTS9
COUSIN9
CROUCH13
DEVOUR12
DEVOUT12
DOUBLE10
DOUBLY12
DOUBTS10
ENOUGH10
FAMOUS12
FAVOUR14
FOUGHT13
FOUNDS11
FOURTH12
GROUCH12
GROUND9
GROUPS10
HONOUR9
HOUSED10
HOUSES9
HUMOUR12
JOYOUS17
LABOUR9
LAYOUT9
LOUDER8
LOUDLY10
MOULDY12
MOUNTS9
MUCOUS12
OUTCRY11
OUTPUT10
OUTSET7
POUNDS10
POURED10
ROUNDS8
ROUTED8
ROUTES7
RUMOUR10
SHOULD10
SHOUTS9
SOUGHT10
SOUNDS8
SOURCE9
THOUGH12
TOUCHY13
VAPOUR13

The 60 most common shown, 334 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing OU (840)

ACCOUNT12
AMOUNTS10
ANXIOUS14
BROUGHT13
COLOURS10
CONTOUR10
COUNCIL12
COUNSEL10
COUNTED11
COUNTER10
COUNTRY12
COUPLED13
COUPLES12
COURAGE11
COURIER10
COURSES10
CURIOUS11
DEVIOUS13
DOUBLED12
DOUBLES11
DUBIOUS12
FATUOUS12
FAVOURS15
FLAVOUR15
FOUNDED13
GROUNDS10
GROUPED12
HIDEOUS11
HONOURS10
HOUSING11
JEALOUS16
JOURNAL16
JOURNEY18
LOUDEST9
MOUNTED11
NERVOUS12
OBVIOUS14
OUTCOME12
OUTLOOK11
OUTPUTS11
OUTRAGE9
POMPOUS14
POURING11
PRONOUN10
ROUGHLY13
ROUNDED10
RUMOURS11
SHOUTED11
SOUNDED10
SOURCES10
THOUGHT13
THROUGH13
TOUCHED13
TOUCHES12
TROUBLE10
UNSOUND10
VARIOUS12
VICIOUS14
WITHOUT13
YOUNGER11

The 60 most common shown, 780 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing OU (1,174)

ACCOUNTS13
ACOUSTIC13
ALTHOUGH14
ANNOUNCE11
BOUNDARY14
COLOURED12
COMPOUND16
COUNCILS13
COUNSELS11
COUNTING12
COUPLING14
COURTESY13
DISCOUNT12
DOUBLING13
DOUBTFUL16
ENORMOUS11
FAVOURED17
FOUNDING14
FOUNTAIN12
FOURTEEN12
GENEROUS10
GLORIOUS10
GORGEOUS11
GROUPING13
HONOURED12
HUMOROUS14
INFAMOUS14
JOURNALS17
MOUNTAIN11
MOUNTING12
NUMEROUS12
OUTCOMES13
OUTDATED11
OUTGOING11
OUTLINED10
OUTRAGED11
OUTRAGES10
OUTRIGHT12
OUTWEIGH15
PRECIOUS13
PREVIOUS15
PRINTOUT11
PROFOUND15
RESOURCE11
ROUNDING11
RUMOURED13
SHOULDER12
SHOUTING12
SOUNDING11
SOUTHERN11
SPURIOUS12
SURROUND11
THOROUGH14
THOUGHTS14
THOUSAND12
TOUCHING14
TROUBLES11
WONDROUS13
YOUNGEST12
YOURSELF14

The 60 most common shown, 1,114 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing OU (1,144)

ACCOUNTED15
ADJOURNED20
AMBIGUOUS16
AMBITIOUS14
ANALOGOUS11
ANNOUNCED13
ANNOUNCES12
ANONYMOUS14
BEHAVIOUR18
BOUTIQUES21
COLOURING13
CONSCIOUS14
COUNSELED13
COUNTLESS12
COUNTRIES12
CURIOUSLY15
DANGEROUS12
DELICIOUS13
DISCOUNTS13
DOUBTLESS13
DUMBFOUND20
ENCOUNTER12
ENCOURAGE13
ENDEAVOUR15
ERRONEOUS10
FAVOURING18
FRIVOLOUS17
HAZARDOUS21
HIDEOUSLY15
HILARIOUS12
HONOURING13
HOUSEHOLD15
INGENIOUS11
INSIDIOUS11
JOURNEYED21
JUDICIOUS22
LUDICROUS14
MALICIOUS14
MARVELOUS16
MOUNTAINS12
NEIGHBOUR15
NOTORIOUS10
OBNOXIOUS18
OBVIOUSLY18
OURSELVES14
OUTLINING11
OUTRAGING12
OUTWEIGHS16
PRINTOUTS12
PRONOUNCE14
RELIGIOUS11
RESOURCES12
ROUTINELY12
RUMOURING14
SERIOUSLY12
SHOULDERS13
SURROUNDS12
THOUSANDS13
UNFOUNDED16
WAREHOUSE15

The 60 most common shown, 1,084 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing OU (1,088)

ACCOUNTANT15
ACCOUNTING16
ADJOURNING21
AMPHIBIOUS19
ANNOUNCING14
BACKGROUND20
BOUNDARIES14
CAMOUFLAGE19
CHIVALROUS19
COMPOUNDED19
CONTINUOUS14
COUNSELING14
COUNSELLED14
DISASTROUS12
DISCOURAGE15
DOUBTFULLY20
DUMBFOUNDS21
ENCOUNTERS13
ENCOURAGED15
ENCOURAGES14
ENORMOUSLY15
EXPOUNDING21
EXTRANEOUS17
FALLACIOUS16
FLAVOURING19
FOUNDATION15
GRATUITOUS13
HORRENDOUS14
HOUSEWIVES20
JOURNALISM21
JOURNALIST19
JOURNEYING22
MARVELLOUS17
MIRACULOUS16
MYSTERIOUS15
NEIGHBOURS16
OUTRAGEOUS13
PLAYGROUND17
PREVIOUSLY19
PRONOUNCED16
PRONOUNCES15
RENDEZVOUS24
RIDICULOUS15
ROUNDABOUT15
SOJOURNING20
SOUNDTRACK17
SUBROUTINE14
SURROUNDED14
SUSPICIOUS16
SYNONYMOUS17
THOROUGHLY18
THOUGHTFUL20
THROUGHOUT17
THROUGHPUT19
TOURNIQUET20
TREMENDOUS14
UBIQUITOUS23
VIGOROUSLY18
VOCIFEROUS20
YOURSELVES17

The 60 most common shown, 1,028 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing OU (843)

ACCOUNTABLE18
ACCOUNTANCY20
ACCOUNTANTS16
ADJOURNMENT23
ADVENTUROUS18
AMBIGUOUSLY20
AMBITIOUSLY18
ANONYMOUSLY18
BACKGROUNDS21
BLASPHEMOUS20
CAMOUFLAGED21
CAMOUFLAGES20
COMPOUNDING20
CONFOUNDING19
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONSPICUOUS19
CONTENTIOUS14
COUNSELLING15
COUNTERPART16
COUNTRYSIDE17
DANGEROUSLY16
DISCOURAGED17
DISCOURAGES16
DUMBFOUNDED23
ENCOUNTERED15
ENCOURAGING16
FEROCIOUSLY19
FORETHOUGHT20
FOUNDATIONS16
FURLOUGHING20
HERBIVOROUS20
HOUSEKEEPER19
IMPETUOUSLY19
JOURNALISTS20
JUDICIOUSLY26
LUDICROUSLY18
MISCHIEVOUS22
MOUTHPIECES20
OUTSTANDING14
OUTWEIGHING19
OVERWROUGHT22
POWERHOUSES19
PRETENTIOUS14
PROMISCUOUS19
PRONOUNCING17
ROUGHHOUSED19
SERIOUSNESS12
SPONTANEOUS14
SUBROUTINES15
SUPERFLUOUS19
SURROUNDING15
THEREABOUTS16
TOURNIQUETS21
UNAMBIGUOUS19
UNCONSCIOUS17
UNDERGROUND16
UNDOUBTEDLY19
VICARIOUSLY20
VIVACIOUSLY24
WHEREABOUTS19

The 60 most common shown, 783 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing OU (631)

ADJOURNMENTS24
ADVANTAGEOUS19
AFTERTHOUGHT21
AMBIDEXTROUS24
ANNOUNCEMENT17
ASYNCHRONOUS19
BREAKTHROUGH23
CAMOUFLAGING22
CANTANKEROUS18
CAPRICIOUSLY21
CONTEMPTUOUS20
CONTINUOUSLY18
COUNTENANCED18
COUNTENANCES17
COUNTERACTED18
COUNTERFEITS18
COUNTERPARTS17
COUNTRYSIDES18
COURAGEOUSLY19
DISCOURAGING18
DISCOURTEOUS17
DUMBFOUNDING24
ENCOUNTERING16
ENDEAVOURING19
FOREGROUNDED19
GRATUITOUSLY17
HORRENDOUSLY18
HOUSEKEEPERS20
HOUSEWARMING21
INAUSPICIOUS18
LOUDSPEAKERS19
MIRACULOUSLY20
MYSTERIOUSLY19
NEIGHBOURING19
OUTDISTANCED17
OUTNUMBERING19
OUTRAGEOUSLY17
OUTSTRIPPING18
POSTHUMOUSLY22
PRECARIOUSLY19
PRESUMPTUOUS21
RENDEZVOUSED27
RENDEZVOUSES26
RIDICULOUSLY19
ROUGHHOUSING20
SCRUPULOUSLY21
SIMULTANEOUS16
SOUNDPROOFED20
SOUTHWESTERN18
SUBCONSCIOUS20
SURROUNDINGS16
SUSPICIOUSLY20
THOROUGHBRED21
THOROUGHFARE21
THOUGHTFULLY24
TREMENDOUSLY18
TROUBLEMAKER20
UNDERGROUNDS17
UNSCRUPULOUS20
VOCIFEROUSLY24

The 60 most common shown, 571 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

7,445 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (4.4%) are containing OU. Most of them, 1,174, have 8 letters. 1,339 start with OU, 28 end with it and 6,078 have it only in the middle.

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Words starting with OU

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing OU?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 7,445 words containing OU, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing OU?

OVOVIVIPAROUSLY, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PHOTOJOURNALISM (30), OUTDAZZLING (30) and HOMOZYGOUSLY (30).

What are the most common words containing OU?

COUNTEREXAMPLE, THOROUGHFARES, BACKGROUNDS, THOROUGHFARE, BACKGROUND and JOURNALISTS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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