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Words containing OUN

Words that have the letters OUN 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 1,095 playable words containing OUN in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ACCOUNTABLENESS. The highest-scoring is COUNTERPROJECTS, worth 30 points.

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Popular words containing OUN

COUNTEREXAMPLE27
BACKGROUNDS21
BACKGROUND20
ANNOUNCEMENTS18
ANNOUNCEMENT17
COUNTERPARTS17
COUNTRYSIDE17
PLAYGROUND17
PRONOUNCING17
SOUNDTRACK17
UNDERGROUNDS17
ACCOUNTANTS16
ACCOUNTING16
COMPOUND16
COUNTERPART16
ENCOUNTERING16
FOUNDATIONS16
PRONOUNCED16

Highest-scoring words containing OUN

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

COUNTERPROJECTS30
COUNTERPROJECT29
COUNTEREXAMPLES28
COUNTERCHECKING28
COUNTEREXAMPLE27
COUNTERCHECKED27
COUNTERQUESTION27
DUMBFOUNDERING26
COUNTERBLOCKADE26
COUNTERCYCLICAL26
COUNTERMOVEMENT26
COUNTERPICKETED26

4-letter words containing OUN (1)

NOUN5

5-letter words containing OUN (15)

BOUND9
COUNT8
FOUND10
FOUNT9
HOUND9
MOUND9
MOUNT8
NOUNS6
OUNCE8
POUND9
ROUND7
SOUND7
SWOUN9
WOUND10
YOUNG9

6-letter words containing OUN (33)

ABOUND10
ADNOUN8
AMOUNT9
AROUND8
BOUNCE11
BOUNCY13
BOUNDS10
BOUNTY11
COUNTS9
COUNTY11
FOUNDS11
FOUNTS10
GROUND9
HOUNDS10
JOUNCE17
JOUNCY19
LOUNGE8
LOUNGY10
MOUNDS10
MOUNTS9
NOUNAL7
OUNCES9
POUNCE11
POUNDS10
ROUNDS8
SOUNDS8
STOUND8
SWOUND11
SWOUNS10
VODOUN12
WOUNDS11
YOUNGS10
ZOUNDS16

7-letter words containing OUN (79)

ABOUNDS11
ACCOUNT12
AGROUND10
AMOUNTS10
ASTOUND9
BOUNCED13
BOUNCER12
BOUNCES12
BOUNDED12
BOUNDEN11
BOUNDER11
COFOUND14
COUNCIL12
COUNSEL10
COUNTED11
COUNTER10
COUNTRY12
DEMOUNT11
EXPOUND17
FLOUNCE13
FLOUNCY15
FOUNDED13
FOUNDER12
FOUNDRY14
FROUNCE13
GROUNDS10
HOUNDED12
IMPOUND13
INBOUND11
JOUNCED19
JOUNCES18
LOUNGED10
LOUNGES9
MOUNDED12
MOUNTED11
POUNCED13
POUNCES12
POUNDED12
PRONOUN10
REBOUND11
RECOUNT10
REDOUND10
REMOUNT10
RESOUND9
REWOUND12
ROUNDED10
ROUNDER9
ROUNDLY11
ROUNDUP12
SOUNDED10
SOUNDER9
SOUNDLY11
TROUNCE10
UNBOUND12
UNFOUND13
UNSOUND10
UNWOUND13
UPBOUND14
WOUNDED13
YOUNGER11

The 60 most common shown, 19 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing OUN (123)

ABOUNDED13
ACCOUNTS13
AMOUNTED12
ANNOUNCE11
ASTOUNDS10
BOUNCING14
BOUNDARY14
BOUNDING13
BOUNTIES11
COMPOUND16
CONFOUND15
COUNCILS13
COUNSELS11
COUNTERS11
COUNTESS11
COUNTIES11
COUNTING12
DENOUNCE12
DISCOUNT12
DISMOUNT12
EXPOUNDS18
FLOUNCED15
FLOUNCES14
FLOUNDER13
FOGBOUND16
FOUNDERS13
FOUNDING14
FOUNTAIN12
FOXHOUND21
GROUNDED12
HOUNDING13
ICEBOUND14
IMPOUNDS14
JOUNCING20
LOUNGING11
MOUNDING13
MOUNTAIN11
MOUNTING12
OUTBOUND13
POUNCING14
POUNDING13
PROFOUND15
PRONOUNS11
PROPOUND14
REBOUNDS12
RECOUNTS11
RENOUNCE11
RESOUNDS10
ROUNDEST10
ROUNDING11
SCROUNGE12
SOUNDEST10
SOUNDING11
SURMOUNT12
SURROUND11
TROUNCED12
TROUNCES11
VISCOUNT15
WOUNDING14
YOUNGEST12

The 60 most common shown, 63 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing OUN (148)

ABOUNDING14
ACCOUNTED15
AMOUNTING13
ANNOUNCED13
ANNOUNCER12
ANNOUNCES12
ASTOUNDED12
BOUNDLESS13
BOUNTIFUL16
COMPOUNDS17
CONFOUNDS16
COUNCILOR14
COUNSELED13
COUNSELOR12
COUNTABLE14
COUNTABLY16
COUNTDOWN16
COUNTERED13
COUNTLESS12
COUNTRIES12
DENOUNCED14
DENOUNCES13
DISCOUNTS13
DISMOUNTS13
DUMBFOUND20
ENCOUNTER12
EXPOUNDED20
FLOUNCING16
FLOUNDERS14
FOUNDERED15
FOUNDLING15
FOUNDRIES14
FOUNTAINS13
FOXHOUNDS22
GREYHOUND16
GROUNDING13
HIDEBOUND16
IMPOUNDED16
MOUNTAINS12
PARAMOUNT14
PRONOUNCE14
REBOUNDED14
RECOUNTED13
RENOUNCED13
RENOUNCES12
RESOUNDED12
ROUNDNESS11
ROUNDWORM16
SCOUNDREL13
SCROUNGED14
SCROUNGES13
SNOWBOUND16
SURMOUNTS13
SURROUNDS12
TROUNCING13
UNFOUNDED16
UNSOUNDER12
UPCOUNTRY17
WOLFHOUND19
YOUNGSTER13

The 60 most common shown, 88 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing OUN (161)

ACCOUNTANT15
ACCOUNTING16
ANNOUNCERS13
ANNOUNCING14
ASTOUNDING13
BACKGROUND20
BLOODHOUND17
BOUNDARIES14
CAMPGROUND19
COMPOUNDED19
CONFOUNDED18
COUNCILLOR15
COUNCILORS15
COUNSELING14
COUNSELLED14
COUNSELLOR13
COUNSELORS13
COUNTDOWNS17
COUNTERACT15
COUNTERING14
COUNTESSES13
COUNTRYMAN17
COUNTRYMEN17
DENOUNCING15
DISCOUNTED15
DISMOUNTED15
DUMBFOUNDS21
ENCOUNTERS13
EXPOUNDING21
FLOUNDERED16
FOREGROUND16
FOUNDATION15
FOUNDERING16
FOUNDLINGS16
GREYHOUNDS17
GROUNDLESS13
GROUNDWORK19
IMPOUNDING17
PLAYGROUND17
PROFOUNDER17
PROFOUNDLY19
PRONOUNCED16
PRONOUNCES15
REBOUNDING15
RECOUNTING14
RENOUNCING14
RESOUNDING13
ROUNDABOUT15
SCOUNDRELS14
SCROUNGING15
SOUNDPROOF17
SOUNDTRACK17
SPELLBOUND16
SURMOUNTED15
SURROUNDED14
TANTAMOUNT13
TURNAROUND13
UNSOUNDEST13
WOLFHOUNDS20
YOUNGSTERS14

The 60 most common shown, 101 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing OUN (149)

ACCOUNTABLE18
ACCOUNTANCY20
ACCOUNTANTS16
BACKCOUNTRY23
BACKGROUNDS21
BLOODHOUNDS18
BOUNTIFULLY20
CAMPGROUNDS20
COMPOUNDING20
CONFOUNDING19
COUNCILLORS16
COUNSELINGS15
COUNSELLING15
COUNSELLORS14
COUNTENANCE16
COUNTERACTS16
COUNTERFEIT17
COUNTERMAND17
COUNTERPANE16
COUNTERPART16
COUNTERSIGN15
COUNTERSINK17
COUNTERSUNK18
COUNTERVIEW21
COUNTRIFIED18
COUNTRYSIDE17
DISCOUNTING16
DISMOUNTING16
DUMBFOUNDED23
DUMBFOUNDER22
DUMFOUNDING21
ENCOUNTERED15
FAIRGROUNDS17
FLOUNDERING17
FOREGROUNDS17
FOUNDATIONS16
GROUNDSWELL17
MISCOUNTING17
MOUNTAINEER14
MOUNTAINOUS15
MOUNTAINTOP16
MOUNTEBANKS19
PLAYGROUNDS18
PROFOUNDEST18
PRONOUNCING17
PROPOUNDING18
ROUNDABOUTS16
ROUNDHOUSES16
SOUNDLESSLY15
SOUNDPROOFS18
SOUNDTRACKS18
SURMOUNTING16
SURROUNDING15
TURNAROUNDS14
ULTRASOUNDS14
UNANNOUNCED16
UNCOUNTABLE17
UNDERGROUND16
VISCOUNTESS18
WRAPAROUNDS18

The 60 most common shown, 89 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing OUN (131)

ANNOUNCEMENT17
ASTOUNDINGLY17
BACKGROUNDED23
BACKGROUNDER22
BATTLEGROUND17
COMPOUNDABLE22
CONFOUNDEDLY22
COUNCILMANIC21
COUNCILWOMAN22
COUNCILWOMEN22
COUNTENANCED18
COUNTENANCES17
COUNTERACTED18
COUNTERBLOWS20
COUNTERCHECK24
COUNTERCLAIM19
COUNTERCOUPS20
COUNTERFEITS18
COUNTERFLOWS21
COUNTERMANDS18
COUNTERMARCH21
COUNTERMOVED22
COUNTERMOVES21
COUNTERMYTHS21
COUNTEROFFER21
COUNTERPANES17
COUNTERPARTS17
COUNTERPOINT17
COUNTERPUNCH22
COUNTERSIGNS16
COUNTERSINKS18
COUNTERTENOR15
COUNTERVIEWS22
COUNTRYSIDES18
COUNTRYWOMAN22
COUNTRYWOMEN22
DENOUNCEMENT18
DUMBFOUNDERS23
DUMBFOUNDING24
ENCOUNTERING16
FOREGROUNDED19
FOUNTAINHEAD19
GROUNDLESSLY17
GROUNDSWELLS18
MISPRONOUNCE19
MOUNTAINEERS15
MOUNTAINSIDE16
MOUNTAINTOPS17
MOUNTEBANKED21
RESOUNDINGLY17
ROCKHOUNDING22
SOUNDPROOFED20
SURMOUNTABLE18
SURROUNDINGS16
TYPEFOUNDERS21
TYPEFOUNDING22
UNCOMPOUNDED22
UNCONFOUNDED21
UNDERGROUNDS17
VISCOUNTCIES21

The 60 most common shown, 71 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,095 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.65%) are containing OUN. Most of them, 161, have 10 letters. 2 start with OUN, 5 end with it and 1,088 have it only in the middle.

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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 OUN?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,095 words containing OUN, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing OUN?

COUNTERPROJECTS, worth 30 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: COUNTERPROJECT (29), COUNTEREXAMPLES (28) and COUNTERCHECKING (28).

What are the most common words containing OUN?

COUNTEREXAMPLE, BACKGROUNDS, BACKGROUND, ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENT and COUNTERPARTS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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