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Words containing US

Words that have the letters US 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 6,150 playable words containing US in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACRIMONIOUSNESS. The highest-scoring is OVOVIVIPAROUSLY, worth 32 points.

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Popular words containing US

JUSTIFIABLY27
JUSTIFICATION27
EXCLUSIVELY26
JUSTIFIABLE25
JUSTIFYING25
UNJUSTIFIED25
ADJUSTMENTS23
EXHAUSTIVE23
ADJUSTMENT22
EXCLUSIVE22
JUSTIFIED22
JUSTIFIES21
JUSTIFY21
ADJUSTING20
EXHAUSTING20
INJUSTICE20
SIMULTANEOUSLY20
SUSPICIOUSLY20

Highest-scoring words containing US

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

OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32
PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
JUSTIFICATIVE31
OVERADJUSTMENTS31
HOMOZYGOUSLY30
PARAMYXOVIRUS30
UNJUSTIFIABLY30
ZYGODACTYLOUS30
JUSTIFIABILITY30
OVERADJUSTMENT30
JUSTIFICATORY29
EXOPHTHALMUSES29

2-letter words containing US (1)

3-letter words containing US (6)

BUS6
JUS12
MUS6
NUS4
PUS6
USE4

4-letter words containing US (56)

AMUS7
BUSH9
BUSK10
BUSS7
BUST7
BUSY9
CRUS7
CUSK10
CUSP9
CUSS7
DUSK9
DUST6
ECUS7
EMUS7
FEUS8
FLUS8
FUSE8
FUSS8
GNUS6
GUSH8
GUST6
HUSH9
HUSK10
JUST13
LUSH7
LUST5
MUSE7
MUSH9
MUSK10
MUSS7
MUST7
NOUS5
ONUS5
OPUS7
OUST5
PLUS7
PUSH9
PUSS7
RHUS7
RUSE5
RUSH7
RUSK8
RUST5
SOUS5
SUSS5
TAUS5
THUS7
TUSH7
TUSK8
ULUS6
URUS6
USED6
USER5
USES5
VAUS9
WUSS8

5-letter words containing US (188)

ABUSE8
AMUSE8
BLUSH10
BOGUS9
BONUS8
BRUSH10
BUSED9
BUSES8
BUSHY12
BUSTS8
CAUSE8
CRUSH10
CRUST8
DOUSE7
DUSKY12
DUSTS7
DUSTY9
FETUS9
FLUSH11
FOCUS11
FUSED10
FUSES9
FUSSY11
GENUS7
GURUS8
GUSTS7
GUSTY9
HOUSE8
HUSKS11
HUSKY13
LOUSY8
LUSTY8
MENUS8
MINUS8
MOUSE8
MOUSY10
MUCUS11
MUSED9
MUSES8
MUSHY12
MUSIC10
MUSTS8
MUSTY10
PAUSE8
PIOUS8
PLUSH10
PUSHY12
REUSE6
RUSTY8
SLUSH8
THOUS8
TRUST6
TUSKS9
USAGE7
USERS6
USHER8
USING7
USUAL7
USURP9
VIRUS10

The 60 most common shown, 128 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing US (413)

ABACUS11
ABUSED10
ABUSES9
ACCUSE11
ADJUST16
AMBUSH13
AMUSED10
AMUSES9
BAYOUS11
BEMUSE11
BUSHED12
CAMPUS13
CAUCUS12
CAUSAL9
CAUSED10
CAUSES9
CHORUS11
CLAUSE9
COUSIN9
CUSTOM11
EXCUSE15
EXODUS14
FAMOUS12
FUNGUS12
FUSION10
GENIUS8
HOUSED10
HOUSES9
HUSHED12
HUSKED13
JOYOUS17
JUSTER15
JUSTLY17
MISUSE9
MUCOUS12
MUSCLE11
MUSEUM12
MUSHED12
MUSKET12
OPUSES9
PAUSED10
PAUSES9
PUSHED12
PUSHES11
RADIUS8
REFUSE10
ROBUST9
RUCKUS13
RUSHED10
RUSHES9
STATUS7
THRUST9
TRUSTS7
TRUSTY9
TYPHUS13
UNJUST16
UNUSED9
USABLE9
USEFUL11
VERSUS11

The 60 most common shown, 353 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing US (686)

ABUSING11
ABUSIVE14
ACCUSED13
ACCUSES12
ADJUSTS17
AMUSING11
ANXIOUS14
BECAUSE12
CAUSING11
CLAUSES10
CLUSTER10
CONFUSE13
CRUSHED13
CRUSHES12
CURIOUS11
CUSTARD11
CUSTOMS12
DEVIOUS13
DISCUSS11
DISGUST10
DUBIOUS12
DUSTBIN11
EXCUSES16
EXHAUST16
FATUOUS12
FLUSHED14
FLUSHES13
HIDEOUS11
HOUSING11
HUSBAND13
JEALOUS16
JUSTICE18
JUSTIFY21
MUSCLES12
MUSEUMS13
MUSICAL12
NERVOUS12
OBVIOUS14
PAUSING11
POMPOUS14
PUSHING13
REFUSAL11
REFUSED12
REFUSES11
RUSHING11
SERIOUS8
SURPLUS11
SUSPECT12
SUSPEND11
SUSTAIN8
TEDIOUS9
THRUSTS10
TROUSER8
TRUSTED9
UNUSUAL10
USELESS8
USUALLY11
VARIOUS12
VICIOUS14
VIRUSES12

The 60 most common shown, 626 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing US (866)

ACCUSING14
ACCUSTOM15
ACOUSTIC13
ADJUSTED19
AMBUSHED16
AMBUSHES15
APPLAUSE13
BRUSQUER20
BUSINESS11
BUSYBODY18
CALCULUS14
CAMPUSES15
CAUCUSED15
CAUSEWAY16
CLUSTERS11
CONFUSED15
CONFUSES14
COVETOUS15
CRUSHING14
CUSTOMER13
DELUSION10
DIFFUSED17
DIFFUSES16
DISGUSTS11
EFFUSIVE19
ENORMOUS11
EXCUSING18
EXHAUSTS17
EXODUSES16
FABULOUS15
FLUSHING15
GENEROUS10
GLORIOUS10
GORGEOUS11
HUMOROUS14
ILLUSION9
INDUSTRY12
INFAMOUS14
JEALOUSY19
JOYOUSLY21
JUSTICES19
MUSICIAN13
NUMEROUS12
PRECIOUS13
PREVIOUS15
PUSHOVER17
READJUST18
REFUSING13
RIGOROUS10
SPURIOUS12
SUSPECTS13
SUSPENDS12
SUSTAINS9
THOUSAND12
TROUSERS9
TRUSTING10
UNJUSTLY20
UNUSABLE12
USEFULLY15
WONDROUS13

The 60 most common shown, 806 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing US (862)

ACCUSTOMS16
ADJUSTING20
AMBIGUOUS16
AMBITIOUS14
AMUSEMENT14
ANALOGOUS11
ANONYMOUS14
APPARATUS14
BRUSQUEST21
CAUSALITY14
CONFUSING16
CONFUSION15
CONSCIOUS14
CONSENSUS12
CURIOUSLY15
CUSTOMARY16
CUSTOMERS14
CUSTOMIZE22
DANGEROUS12
DELICIOUS13
DISCUSSED14
DISCUSSES13
DISGUSTED13
ERRONEOUS10
EXCLUSION18
EXCLUSIVE22
EXCUSABLE20
EXHAUSTED19
FRIVOLOUS17
FRUSTRATE13
HAZARDOUS21
HIDEOUSLY15
HILARIOUS12
HOUSEHOLD15
INCLUSION12
INCLUSIVE16
INGENIOUS11
INJUSTICE20
INSIDIOUS11
JUDICIOUS22
JUSTIFIED22
JUSTIFIES21
LUDICROUS14
MALICIOUS14
MARVELOUS16
MUSICIANS14
NOTORIOUS10
OBNOXIOUS18
OBVIOUSLY18
PLAUSIBLE14
RELIGIOUS11
SERIOUSLY12
SUSPECTED15
SUSPENDED14
SUSPICION14
SUSTAINED11
THOUSANDS13
THRUSTING13
UNUSUALLY14
WAREHOUSE15

The 60 most common shown, 802 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing US (806)

ACCUSATION15
ACCUSTOMED18
ADJUSTABLE22
ADJUSTMENT22
AMPHIBIOUS19
BUSINESSES13
BUSYBODIES18
CHIVALROUS19
CONCLUSION15
CONCLUSIVE19
CONTINUOUS14
CUSTOMIZED24
CUSTOMIZES23
DISASTROUS12
DISCUSSING15
DISCUSSION14
DISGUSTING14
EFFUSIVELY23
ENORMOUSLY15
ENTHUSIASM15
EXCLUSIVES23
EXHAUSTING20
EXHAUSTION19
EXHAUSTIVE23
EXTRANEOUS17
FALLACIOUS16
FRUSTRATED15
FRUSTRATES14
GRATUITOUS13
HORRENDOUS14
HOUSEWIVES20
ILLUSTRATE11
IMPERVIOUS19
IMPROMPTUS19
INDUSTRIAL12
INDUSTRIES12
INJUSTICES21
JEALOUSIES19
JUSTIFYING25
MARVELLOUS17
MIRACULOUS16
MYSTERIOUS15
OUTRAGEOUS13
PHOSPHORUS19
PREVIOUSLY19
READJUSTED21
RENDEZVOUS24
RIDICULOUS15
SUSPECTING16
SUSPENDING15
SUSPENSION13
SUSPICIOUS16
SUSTAINING12
SYNONYMOUS17
TREMENDOUS14
UBIQUITOUS23
USEFULNESS15
VIGOROUSLY18
VOCIFEROUS20
VOLUPTUOUS19

The 60 most common shown, 746 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing US (692)

ACCUSATIONS16
ACCUSTOMING19
ADJUSTMENTS23
ADVENTUROUS18
AMBIGUOUSLY20
AMBITIOUSLY18
ANONYMOUSLY18
APPARATUSES16
BLASPHEMOUS20
BLOCKBUSTER21
CARNIVOROUS18
COMBUSTIBLE20
CONCLUSIONS16
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONSPICUOUS19
CONTENTIOUS14
CUSTOMIZING25
DANGEROUSLY16
DISCUSSIONS15
EXCLUSIVELY26
FEROCIOUSLY19
FRUSTRATING16
FRUSTRATION15
HERBIVOROUS20
HOUSEKEEPER19
HYPOTENUSES18
ILLUSTRATED13
ILLUSTRATES12
IMPETUOUSLY19
IMPLAUSIBLE18
INEXCUSABLE22
JUDICIOUSLY26
JUSTIFIABLE25
JUSTIFIABLY27
LUDICROUSLY18
MALADJUSTED24
MALICIOUSLY18
MANUSCRIPTS18
MISCHIEVOUS22
MUSHROOMING19
OBFUSCATION19
PINCUSHIONS18
POWERHOUSES19
PRECIPITOUS18
PRETENTIOUS14
PROMISCUOUS19
READJUSTING22
ROUGHHOUSED19
ROUGHHOUSES18
SERIOUSNESS12
SPONTANEOUS14
SUPERFLUOUS19
SUSCEPTIBLE18
SYNCHRONOUS18
TRUSTWORTHY19
UNAMBIGUOUS19
UNCONSCIOUS17
UNJUSTIFIED25
VICARIOUSLY20
VIVACIOUSLY24

The 60 most common shown, 632 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing US (558)

ADVANTAGEOUS19
AMBIDEXTROUS24
ASYNCHRONOUS19
BLOCKBUSTERS22
BUSHWHACKERS27
BUSHWHACKING28
CANTANKEROUS18
CAPRICIOUSLY21
COMBUSTIBLES21
CONCLUSIVELY23
CONTEMPTUOUS20
CONTINUOUSLY18
COURAGEOUSLY19
DISCOURTEOUS17
DISGUSTINGLY18
DISILLUSIONS14
DISINGENUOUS16
ENTHUSIASTIC17
EXHAUSTIVELY27
FRUSTRATIONS16
GRACIOUSNESS16
GRATUITOUSLY17
HIPPOPOTAMUS23
HORRENDOUSLY18
HOUSEKEEPERS20
HOUSEWARMING21
ILLUSTRATING14
ILLUSTRATION13
ILLUSTRATIVE17
ILLUSTRATORS13
INAUSPICIOUS18
INCONCLUSIVE21
MIRACULOUSLY20
MYSTERIOUSLY19
OSTENTATIOUS13
OUTRAGEOUSLY17
PLAUSIBILITY19
POSTHUMOUSLY22
PRECARIOUSLY19
PREPOSTEROUS17
PRESUMPTUOUS21
PROSPECTUSES19
RENDEZVOUSED27
RENDEZVOUSES26
REPERCUSSION17
RESUSCITATED16
RESUSCITATES15
RIDICULOUSLY19
ROUGHHOUSING20
SACRILEGIOUS16
SCRUPULOUSLY21
SIMULTANEOUS16
SUBCONSCIOUS20
SUSPICIOUSLY20
TOOTHBRUSHES19
TRANSFUSIONS16
TREMENDOUSLY18
UNSCRUPULOUS20
UNSUSPECTING19
VOCIFEROUSLY24

The 60 most common shown, 498 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

6,150 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.7%) are containing US. Most of them, 866, have 8 letters. 71 start with US, 1,776 end with it and 4,305 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 US?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 6,150 words containing US, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing US?

OVOVIVIPAROUSLY, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PARAMYXOVIRUSES (32), JUSTIFICATIVE (31) and OVERADJUSTMENTS (31).

What are the most common words containing US?

JUSTIFIABLY, JUSTIFICATION, EXCLUSIVELY, JUSTIFIABLE, JUSTIFYING and UNJUSTIFIED. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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