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Words containing OUS

Words that have the letters OUS 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 2,700 playable words containing OUS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ACRIMONIOUSNESS. The highest-scoring is OVOVIVIPAROUSLY, worth 32 points.

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Popular words containing OUS

SIMULTANEOUSLY20
SUSPICIOUSLY20
ADVANTAGEOUS19
ASYNCHRONOUS19
CONSPICUOUS19
MYSTERIOUSLY19
PREVIOUSLY19
RIDICULOUSLY19
SUPERFLUOUS19
UNAMBIGUOUS19
ADVENTUROUS18
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONSCIOUSNESS18
CONTINUOUSLY18
HORRENDOUSLY18
LUDICROUSLY18
MISCELLANEOUS18
OBNOXIOUS18

Highest-scoring words containing OUS

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

OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32
HOMOZYGOUSLY30
ZYGODACTYLOUS30
RENDEZVOUSING28
AMBIDEXTROUSLY28
INJUDICIOUSLY28
OVERZEALOUSLY28
OVOVIVIPAROUS28
PHYCOMYCETOUS28
ICHTHYOPHAGOUS28
INEFFICACIOUSLY28
INJUDICIOUSNESS28

4-letter words containing OUS (3)

NOUS5
OUST5
SOUS5

5-letter words containing OUS (19)

BOUSE8
BOUSY10
DOUSE7
HOUSE8
JOUST14
LOUSE6
LOUSY8
MEOUS8
MOUSE8
MOUSY10
OUSEL6
OUSTS6
PIOUS8
ROUSE6
ROUST6
SOUSE6
THOUS8
TOUSE6
YOUSE8

6-letter words containing OUS (73)

AROUSE7
AWMOUS12
BAYOUS11
BIJOUS17
BLOUSE9
BLOUSY11
BOUSED10
BOUSES9
CEROUS9
CHOUSE11
CHOUSH13
COMOUS11
COUSIN9
CROUSE9
CYMOUS13
DOUSED9
DOUSES8
FAMOUS12
FUCOUS13
GROUSE8
HOUSED10
HOUSEL9
HOUSER9
HOUSES9
JOUSTS15
JOYOUS17
KOUSSO10
LOUSES7
LUPOUS10
MIAOUS9
MOUSED10
MOUSER9
MOUSES9
MOUSEY11
MOUSSE9
MUCOUS12
ODIOUS8
OSMOUS9
OUSTED8
OUSTER7
PAROUS9
PILOUS9
POROUS9
POYOUS11
RAMOUS9
RIMOUS9
ROUSED8
ROUSES7
RUFOUS11
RUGOUS9
SAJOUS15
SCOUSE9
SEROUS7
SOUSED8
SOUSES7
SPOUSE9
TOUSLE7
UVEOUS12
VENOUS11
VINOUS11

The 60 most common shown, 13 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing OUS (169)

AMOROUS10
ANXIOUS14
AQUEOUS17
ARDUOUS10
AROUSED9
AROUSES8
BLOUSED11
BLOUSES10
BULBOUS13
CALLOUS10
CAROUSE10
COPIOUS12
COUSINS10
CURIOUS11
DEVIOUS13
DOUSING10
DUBIOUS12
ENVIOUS12
FATUOUS12
FIBROUS13
FUNGOUS13
FURIOUS12
GASEOUS9
GROUSED10
GROUSES9
HEINOUS10
HIDEOUS11
HOUSING11
JEALOUS16
JOUSTED17
LOUSIER8
MOUSIER10
MOUSING11
MOUSSED11
MOUSSES10
NERVOUS12
NOXIOUS14
OBVIOUS14
OMINOUS10
ONEROUS8
OUSTERS8
OUSTING9
PITEOUS10
POMPOUS14
RAUCOUS11
RIOTOUS8
ROUSING9
RUINOUS9
SERIOUS8
SPOUSES10
TEDIOUS9
TENUOUS9
TOUSLED9
TOUSLES8
TROUSER8
VACUOUS15
VARIOUS12
VICIOUS14
VISCOUS14
ZEALOUS16

The 60 most common shown, 109 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing OUS (269)

ACOUSTIC13
AROUSING10
BIGAMOUS14
BLOUSING12
CARIBOUS13
CAROUSED12
CAROUSES11
CAUTIOUS12
COVETOUS15
DECOROUS12
DESIROUS10
DOGHOUSE13
ENORMOUS11
EXIGUOUS17
FABULOUS15
GENEROUS10
GLORIOUS10
GORGEOUS11
GRACIOUS12
GRIEVOUS14
GROUSING11
HOUSINGS12
HUMOROUS14
INFAMOUS14
JEALOUSY19
JOUSTING18
JOYOUSLY21
LIBELOUS11
LOUSIEST9
LUMINOUS12
LUSCIOUS12
LUSTROUS10
MADHOUSE14
MOUSIEST11
MOUSSING12
MUTINOUS12
NAUSEOUS10
NEBULOUS12
NUMEROUS12
OUTHOUSE12
PERILOUS11
POPULOUS14
PRECIOUS13
PREVIOUS15
RAVENOUS13
RIGOROUS10
SENSUOUS10
SONOROUS9
SPACIOUS13
SPECIOUS13
SPURIOUS12
STUDIOUS11
THOUSAND12
TORTUOUS10
TOUSLING10
TROUSERS9
VENOMOUS15
VIGOROUS14
VIRTUOUS14
WONDROUS13

The 60 most common shown, 209 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing OUS (343)

ACOUSTICS14
AMBIGUOUS16
AMBITIOUS14
AMORPHOUS16
ANALOGOUS11
ANONYMOUS14
ANXIOUSLY18
ARDUOUSLY14
AUDACIOUS14
CLUBHOUSE17
CONSCIOUS14
COPIOUSLY16
CURIOUSLY15
DANGEROUS12
DECIDUOUS15
DELICIOUS13
DEXTEROUS17
DUBIOUSLY16
ENVIOUSLY16
ERRONEOUS10
FACETIOUS15
FEROCIOUS15
FRIVOLOUS17
FURIOUSLY16
HAZARDOUS21
HIDEOUSLY15
HILARIOUS12
HOUSEHOLD15
HOUSEWIFE18
HOUSEWORK18
IMPETUOUS15
INGENIOUS11
INJURIOUS19
INSIDIOUS11
JEALOUSLY20
JUDICIOUS22
LUDICROUS14
LUXURIOUS18
MADHOUSES15
MALICIOUS14
MARVELOUS16
MOUSTACHE16
NERVOUSLY16
NOTORIOUS10
OBLIVIOUS16
OBNOXIOUS18
OBVIOUSLY18
OFFICIOUS18
PLAYHOUSE16
RAUCOUSLY15
RELIGIOUS11
SERIOUSLY12
SUMPTUOUS16
THOUSANDS13
VARIOUSLY16
VICARIOUS16
VICIOUSLY18
VIVACIOUS20
VORACIOUS16
WAREHOUSE15

The 60 most common shown, 283 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing OUS (394)

AMPHIBIOUS19
AUSPICIOUS16
AVARICIOUS17
CAPRICIOUS17
CAUTIOUSLY16
CHIVALROUS19
CIRCUITOUS16
CLUBHOUSES18
CONIFEROUS16
CONTINUOUS14
COURTHOUSE16
DISASTROUS12
ENORMOUSLY15
EXTRANEOUS17
FALLACIOUS16
FICTITIOUS16
GRACIOUSLY16
GRATUITOUS13
HORRENDOUS14
HOUSEHOLDS16
HOUSEWIVES20
HUMOROUSLY18
IMPERVIOUS19
INFECTIOUS16
JEALOUSIES19
LASCIVIOUS17
LIGHTHOUSE16
MARVELLOUS17
METICULOUS16
MIRACULOUS16
MONOGAMOUS16
MOUSTACHES17
MYSTERIOUS15
OUTRAGEOUS13
PLAYHOUSES17
POLYGAMOUS18
POSTHUMOUS18
POWERHOUSE18
PRECOCIOUS17
PREVIOUSLY19
PUGNACIOUS17
RAVENOUSLY17
RENDEZVOUS24
RIDICULOUS15
ROUGHHOUSE17
SCRUPULOUS17
SUSPICIOUS16
SYNONYMOUS17
THOUSANDTH16
TREMENDOUS14
TUMULTUOUS16
UBIQUITOUS23
VICTORIOUS17
VIGOROUSLY18
VIRTUOUSLY18
VOCIFEROUS20
VOLUMINOUS18
VOLUPTUOUS19
WAREHOUSED17
WAREHOUSES16

The 60 most common shown, 334 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing OUS (361)

ACRIMONIOUS16
ADVENTUROUS18
AMBIGUOUSLY20
AMBITIOUSLY18
ANONYMOUSLY18
ATROCIOUSLY16
BLASPHEMOUS20
CARNIVOROUS18
CEREMONIOUS16
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONSPICUOUS19
CONTENTIOUS14
COURTEOUSLY17
COURTHOUSES17
DANGEROUSLY16
DELICIOUSLY17
DELIRIOUSLY15
FEROCIOUSLY19
FLIRTATIOUS15
GREENHOUSES15
HERBIVOROUS20
HOMOGENEOUS17
HOUSEKEEPER19
IMPETUOUSLY19
INCONGRUOUS16
INCREDULOUS16
INGENIOUSLY15
INTRAVENOUS16
JUDICIOUSLY26
LABORIOUSLY16
LIGHTHOUSES17
LUDICROUSLY18
MAGNANIMOUS17
MALICIOUSLY18
MISCHIEVOUS22
MOUNTAINOUS15
NERVOUSNESS16
POWERHOUSES19
PRECIPITOUS18
PRESTIGIOUS15
PRETENTIOUS14
PROMISCUOUS19
RELIGIOUSLY15
RIGHTEOUSLY17
ROUGHHOUSED19
ROUGHHOUSES18
SERIOUSNESS12
SPONTANEOUS14
STRENUOUSLY15
SUPERFLUOUS19
SYNCHRONOUS18
TEMPESTUOUS17
THOUSANDTHS17
TREACHEROUS16
UNAMBIGUOUS19
UNANIMOUSLY17
UNCONSCIOUS17
VICARIOUSLY20
VIVACIOUSLY24
WAREHOUSING18

The 60 most common shown, 301 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing OUS (347)

ADVANTAGEOUS19
AMBIDEXTROUS24
ASYNCHRONOUS19
AUSPICIOUSLY20
AVARICIOUSLY21
CANTANKEROUS18
CAPRICIOUSLY21
CHIVALROUSLY23
CIRCUITOUSLY20
COFFEEHOUSES23
CONTEMPTUOUS20
CONTINUOUSLY18
CONTUMACIOUS20
COURAGEOUSLY19
DISCOURTEOUS17
DISINGENUOUS16
EXTRANEOUSLY21
FALLACIOUSLY20
GRACIOUSNESS16
GRATUITOUSLY17
HORRENDOUSLY18
HOUSEHUSBAND21
HOUSEKEEPERS20
HOUSEKEEPING21
HOUSEWARMING21
INAUSPICIOUS18
INFECTIOUSLY20
LASCIVIOUSLY21
LUGUBRIOUSLY20
METICULOUSLY20
MIRACULOUSLY20
MOUSETRAPPED20
MYSTERIOUSLY19
NONHAZARDOUS24
OBSEQUIOUSLY26
OSTENTATIOUS13
OUTRAGEOUSLY17
OVERCAUTIOUS20
POSTHUMOUSLY22
PRECARIOUSLY19
PRECOCIOUSLY21
PREPOSTEROUS17
PRESUMPTUOUS21
PUGNACIOUSLY21
RENDEZVOUSED27
RENDEZVOUSES26
RIDICULOUSLY19
ROUGHHOUSING20
SACRILEGIOUS16
SCRUPULOUSLY21
SIMULTANEOUS16
SUBCONSCIOUS20
SUSPICIOUSLY20
TREMENDOUSLY18
UBIQUITOUSLY27
UNSCRUPULOUS20
VICTORIOUSLY21
VOCIFEROUSLY24
VOLUMINOUSLY22
VOLUPTUOUSLY23

The 60 most common shown, 287 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,700 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.6%) are containing OUS. Most of them, 394, have 10 letters. 8 start with OUS, 1,187 end with it and 1,505 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

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 OUS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,700 words containing OUS, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing OUS?

OVOVIVIPAROUSLY, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: HOMOZYGOUSLY (30), ZYGODACTYLOUS (30) and RENDEZVOUSING (28).

What are the most common words containing OUS?

SIMULTANEOUSLY, SUSPICIOUSLY, ADVANTAGEOUS, ASYNCHRONOUS, CONSPICUOUS and MYSTERIOUSLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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