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Words that end in US

Need a word that finishes with US? Here is every one Wordtide's board accepts, grouped by length, with the most common words first. There are 1,775 playable words ending in US in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ANTHROPOPHAGOUS. The highest-scoring is PARAMYXOVIRUS, worth 30 points.

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Popular words ending in US

ADVANTAGEOUS19
ASYNCHRONOUS19
CONSPICUOUS19
SUPERFLUOUS19
UNAMBIGUOUS19
ADVENTUROUS18
MISCELLANEOUS18
OBNOXIOUS18
EXTRANEOUS17
FRIVOLOUS17
MARVELLOUS17
SYNONYMOUS17
UNCONSCIOUS17
AMBIGUOUS16
FALLACIOUS16
JEALOUS16
MARVELOUS16
MIRACULOUS16

Highest-scoring words ending in US

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

PARAMYXOVIRUS30
ZYGODACTYLOUS30
JIUJUTSUS28
OVOVIVIPAROUS28
PHYCOMYCETOUS28
ICHTHYOPHAGOUS28
STAPHYLOCOCCUS27
BEJEEZUS27
JUJUTSUS27
JIUJITSUS27
EXOPHTHALMUS27
MYRMECOPHILOUS27

3-letter words ending in US (5)

BUS6
JUS12
MUS6
NUS4
PUS6

4-letter words ending in US (18)

AMUS7
CRUS7
ECUS7
EMUS7
FEUS8
FLUS8
GNUS6
NOUS5
ONUS5
OPUS7
PLUS7
RHUS7
SOUS5
TAUS5
THUS7
ULUS6
URUS6
VAUS9

5-letter words ending in US (87)

ANKUS9
ARCUS8
ASCUS8
BABUS10
BEAUS8
BOGUS9
BOLUS8
BONUS8
CASUS8
CONUS8
ECRUS8
EMEUS8
FAVUS13
FETUS9
FICUS11
FOCUS11
FUCUS12
FUGUS11
GENUS7
GURUS8
GYRUS9
HABUS10
HILUS8
HOCUS10
HUMUS11
JEHUS16
JUJUS23
KAGUS10
KUDUS11
KURUS10
LOCUS8
LOTUS6
LUAUS7
LUPUS9
MAGUS9
MENUS8
MINUS8
MODUS9
MOMUS10
MUCUS11
MUMUS11
NEVUS10
NEXUS12
PIOUS8
REBUS8
RUBUS9
SINUS6
TAXUS12
THOUS8
TOFUS9
TORUS6
TUTUS7
UNCUS9
VAGUS11
VARUS10
VATUS10
VIRUS10
WAMUS11
XERUS12
ZEBUS16

The 60 most common shown, 27 rarer words not listed. More 5-letter words

6-letter words ending in US (147)

ABACUS11
ADIEUS8
ANIMUS9
BAYOUS11
BIJOUS17
CACTUS11
CALLUS9
CAMPUS13
CARPUS11
CAUCUS12
CENSUS9
CHORUS11
CIRCUS11
CIRRUS9
CITRUS9
CLAVUS13
COCCUS13
CORPUS11
COYPUS13
CROCUS11
CYMOUS13
CYPRUS13
DISCUS10
EXODUS14
FAMOUS12
FICHUS14
FUCOUS13
FUNGUS12
GENIUS8
HIATUS9
HUMMUS14
JOYOUS17
KUDZUS20
LITMUS9
MUCOUS12
NIMBUS11
ODIOUS8
PAPPUS13
PLEXUS15
POROUS9
QUIPUS18
RADIUS8
RUCKUS13
RUMPUS12
SAJOUS15
SEROUS7
SNAFUS10
STATUS7
STYLUS9
THYMUS13
TYPHUS13
UTERUS8
VENOUS11
VERSUS11
VISCUS13
VULGUS13
WALRUS10
WAMMUS14
WAMPUS14
XYSTUS15

The 60 most common shown, 87 rarer words not listed. More 6-letter words

7-letter words ending in US (209)

ALUMNUS11
AMOROUS10
ANXIOUS14
AQUEOUS17
ARBUTUS11
ARDUOUS10
BILIOUS10
BULBOUS13
BUREAUS11
CALLOUS10
COPIOUS12
CUMULUS14
CURIOUS11
DEVIOUS13
DUBIOUS12
ENVIOUS12
FATUOUS12
FERROUS11
FIBROUS13
FUNGOUS13
FURIOUS12
GASEOUS9
HEINOUS10
HIDEOUS11
HUMERUS13
IMPETUS12
IMPIOUS12
INCUBUS13
ISTHMUS12
JEALOUS16
MINIBUS12
MODULUS12
MUUMUUS15
NERVOUS12
NOXIOUS14
NUCLEUS11
OBVIOUS14
OCTOPUS12
OMINOUS10
OMNIBUS12
ONEROUS8
PAPYRUS14
PITEOUS10
POMPOUS14
QUIETUS17
RAUCOUS11
REFOCUS13
RHOMBUS14
RIOTOUS8
RUINOUS9
SERIOUS8
SURPLUS11
TEDIOUS9
TENUOUS9
TETANUS8
VACUOUS15
VARIOUS12
VICIOUS14
VISCOUS14
ZEALOUS16

The 60 most common shown, 149 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words ending in US (288)

ACANTHUS13
BACILLUS13
BIBULOUS14
BIGAMOUS14
BRONCHUS15
CADUCEUS15
CALCULUS14
CAPTIOUS13
CARIBOUS13
CAUTIOUS12
CHATEAUS13
COVETOUS15
DECOROUS12
DESIROUS10
ENORMOUS11
EXIGUOUS17
FABULOUS15
GENEROUS10
GLORIOUS10
GORGEOUS11
GRACIOUS12
GRIEVOUS14
HIBISCUS15
HUMOROUS14
INFAMOUS14
LIBELOUS11
LUMINOUS12
LUSCIOUS12
LUSTROUS10
MARABOUS13
MUTINOUS12
NAUSEOUS10
NEBULOUS12
NUMEROUS12
PARVENUS15
PERILOUS11
PLATEAUS11
PLATYPUS15
POPULOUS14
PRECIOUS13
PREVIOUS15
RAVENOUS13
RIGOROUS10
SCABROUS13
SENSUOUS10
SONOROUS9
SPACIOUS13
SPECIOUS13
SPURIOUS12
STIMULUS12
STUDIOUS11
SYLLABUS13
TERMINUS11
THALAMUS13
TORTUOUS10
VAPOROUS15
VENOMOUS15
VIGOROUS14
VIRTUOUS14
WONDROUS13

The 60 most common shown, 228 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words ending in US (247)

AMBIGUOUS16
AMBITIOUS14
AMORPHOUS16
ANALOGOUS11
ANOMALOUS12
ANONYMOUS14
APPARATUS14
ASPARAGUS13
ATROCIOUS12
AUDACIOUS14
BARBAROUS14
CONSCIOUS14
CONSENSUS12
COURTEOUS13
CREDULOUS14
DANGEROUS12
DECIDUOUS15
DELICIOUS13
DEXTEROUS17
ERRONEOUS10
ESOPHAGUS15
FACETIOUS15
FEROCIOUS15
FRIVOLOUS17
GARRULOUS12
GLAMOROUS13
HAZARDOUS21
HILARIOUS12
IMPETUOUS15
INGENIOUS11
INJURIOUS19
INNOCUOUS13
INSIDIOUS11
JUDICIOUS22
LABORIOUS12
LIBELLOUS12
LUDICROUS14
LUXURIOUS18
MALICIOUS14
MARVELOUS16
MELODIOUS13
MOMENTOUS14
MONSTROUS12
NOTORIOUS10
OBLIVIOUS16
OBNOXIOUS18
OFFICIOUS18
POISONOUS12
PONDEROUS13
RANCOROUS12
RAPTUROUS13
RELIGIOUS11
RIGHTEOUS13
SUMPTUOUS16
TENACIOUS12
THESAURUS13
UNANIMOUS13
VICARIOUS16
VIVACIOUS20
VORACIOUS16

The 60 most common shown, 187 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words ending in US (256)

AMPHIBIOUS19
AUSPICIOUS16
AUTONOMOUS14
AVARICIOUS17
BOISTEROUS13
CAPRICIOUS17
CHIVALROUS19
CIRCUITOUS16
CONIFEROUS16
CONTAGIOUS14
CONTIGUOUS15
CONTINUOUS14
COURAGEOUS15
DISASTROUS12
EXTRANEOUS17
FALLACIOUS16
FASTIDIOUS15
FICTITIOUS16
FORTUITOUS15
GRATUITOUS13
HARMONIOUS15
HORRENDOUS14
IMPERVIOUS19
IMPROMPTUS19
INFECTIOUS16
LASCIVIOUS17
MARVELLOUS17
METICULOUS16
MIRACULOUS16
MONOGAMOUS16
MYSTERIOUS15
OESOPHAGUS16
OUTRAGEOUS13
PERNICIOUS15
PHOSPHORUS19
POLYGAMOUS18
POSTHUMOUS18
PRECARIOUS15
PRECOCIOUS17
PRODIGIOUS15
PROSPECTUS17
PROSPEROUS15
PUGNACIOUS17
RENDEZVOUS24
RIDICULOUS15
SCANDALOUS14
SCRUPULOUS17
SCURRILOUS14
STUPENDOUS15
SUSPICIOUS16
SYNONYMOUS17
THUNDEROUS15
TREMENDOUS14
TUMULTUOUS16
UBIQUITOUS23
VICTORIOUS17
VILLAINOUS15
VOCIFEROUS20
VOLUMINOUS18
VOLUPTUOUS19

The 60 most common shown, 196 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words ending in US (189)

ACRIMONIOUS16
ADVENTUROUS18
ANDROGYNOUS16
BLASPHEMOUS20
CACOPHONOUS20
CARNIVOROUS18
CEREMONIOUS16
CONSPICUOUS19
CONTENTIOUS14
DELETERIOUS13
EFFICACIOUS22
EXPEDITIOUS21
FARINACEOUS17
FILAMENTOUS17
FLIRTATIOUS15
HERBIVOROUS20
HIPPOCAMPUS24
HOMOGENEOUS17
IGNOMINIOUS15
ILLUSTRIOUS13
IMPECUNIOUS19
INCONGRUOUS16
INCREDULOUS16
INDUSTRIOUS14
INJUDICIOUS24
INTRAVENOUS16
IRRELIGIOUS13
MAGNANIMOUS17
MELLIFLUOUS18
MERITORIOUS14
MISCHIEVOUS22
MOUNTAINOUS15
NITROGENOUS13
ODORIFEROUS16
OPPROBRIOUS18
OVERANXIOUS22
OVERZEALOUS24
PAPOVAVIRUS24
PERSPICUOUS19
PRECIPITOUS18
PRESTIGIOUS15
PRETENTIOUS14
PROMISCUOUS19
PUNCTILIOUS17
REPETITIOUS14
RHIZOMATOUS24
SARCOPHAGUS19
SCRUMPTIOUS19
SENTENTIOUS12
SPONTANEOUS14
SUPERFLUOUS19
SYNCHRONOUS18
TEMPESTUOUS17
TENDENTIOUS13
TREACHEROUS16
TUBERCULOUS18
UNAMBIGUOUS19
UNCONSCIOUS17
VERTIGINOUS17
XYLOPHAGOUS25

The 60 most common shown, 129 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words ending in US (153)

ADVANTAGEOUS19
ADVENTITIOUS18
AMBIDEXTROUS24
ASCOMYCETOUS21
ASYNCHRONOUS19
BRONTOSAURUS16
CANTANKEROUS18
CIRCUMFLUOUS24
CIRROCUMULUS21
COMPLICITOUS21
COMPUNCTIOUS22
CONTEMPTUOUS20
CONTUMACIOUS20
COPROPHAGOUS22
COPROPHILOUS21
CRYPTOCOCCUS25
CRYPTOGAMOUS22
CUMULONIMBUS23
DISCOURTEOUS17
DISINGENUOUS16
DISPUTATIOUS17
ECHINOCOCCUS23
EXOPHTHALMUS27
HETEROZYGOUS26
HIPPOPOTAMUS23
HYGROPHILOUS22
HYPOTHALAMUS23
INAUSPICIOUS18
INFELICITOUS18
LYMPHOMATOUS23
MERETRICIOUS17
MULTIFARIOUS19
MYXEDEMATOUS26
NONHAZARDOUS24
NONPOISONOUS15
OBSTREPEROUS17
OSTENTATIOUS13
OVERCAUTIOUS20
OVERGENEROUS18
PARSIMONIOUS17
PERTINACIOUS17
PHILADELPHUS22
PHYTOPHAGOUS24
PNEUMOCOCCUS24
POLYMORPHOUS23
PORTMANTEAUS17
PREPOSTEROUS17
PRESUMPTUOUS21
QUADRUMANOUS26
RAMBUNCTIOUS20
SACRILEGIOUS16
SCHIZOGONOUS26
SEMIPRECIOUS19
SIMULTANEOUS16
SUBCONSCIOUS20
SUBCUTANEOUS19
SUPERCILIOUS18
UNCHIVALROUS22
UNSCRUPULOUS20
VAINGLORIOUS18

The 60 most common shown, 93 rarer words not listed.

13-letter words ending in US (112)

AUTOCEPHALOUS21
AUTOCHTHONOUS21
BRACHYPTEROUS24
CAMPHORACEOUS24
CARBONIFEROUS21
CARTILAGINOUS17
CAVERNICOLOUS22
CONDYLOMATOUS21
CONSCIENTIOUS18
DISCONTINUOUS18
DISHARMONIOUS19
EMPHYSEMATOUS24
ENTOMOPHAGOUS21
EXANTHEMATOUS24
GRAMINIVOROUS21
GYMNOSPERMOUS23
HEMATOPHAGOUS23
HETEROGENEOUS17
HYDROCEPHALUS25
HYMENOPTEROUS22
HYPERCAUTIOUS23
INCONSPICUOUS21
INEFFICACIOUS24
INSECTIVOROUS20
INSTANTANEOUS14
LEPTOCEPHALUS22
MEDICAMENTOUS21
MENINGOCOCCUS23
MICROPHYLLOUS24
MISCELLANEOUS18
MUCOCUTANEOUS22
MULTITUDINOUS19
MYCETOPHAGOUS25
NICKELIFEROUS22
NONCONTAGIOUS17
OVERAMBITIOUS22
OVERCONSCIOUS22
OVERCREDULOUS22
OVOVIVIPAROUS28
PARAMYXOVIRUS30
PERSPICACIOUS22
PHYCOMYCETOUS28
PLATITUDINOUS18
POLYCHOTOMOUS24
PUSILLANIMOUS19
SANCTIMONIOUS18
SEMICONSCIOUS20
SERENDIPITOUS17
STREPTOCOCCUS22
SUBBITUMINOUS22
SUBCORIACEOUS21
SUPERSTITIOUS17
SURREPTITIOUS17
THERMOPHILOUS22
TYRANNOSAURUS17
UMBELLIFEROUS22
UNADVENTUROUS21
UNCEREMONIOUS19
UNPRETENTIOUS17
ZYGODACTYLOUS30

The 60 most common shown, 52 rarer words not listed.

14-letter words ending in US (43)

ACTINOMYCETOUS23
ANTHROPOPHAGUS24
CAMPYLOTROPOUS25
CHLOROPHYLLOUS25
CONSANGUINEOUS19
CONTRADICTIOUS20
DIAMONDIFEROUS22
DICOTYLEDONOUS21
EXTEMPORANEOUS25
GEOSYNCHRONOUS22
HEMIMETABOLOUS23
HETEROPHYLLOUS23
HOLOMETABOLOUS21
HYPERCONSCIOUS25
ICHTHYOPHAGOUS28
INTERRELIGIOUS16
INTRACUTANEOUS18
MULTIRELIGIOUS19
MYRMECOPHILOUS27
NONFILAMENTOUS20
NONHOMOGENEOUS20
NONNITROGENOUS16
NONSYNCHRONOUS21
OVERFASTIDIOUS23
OVERSCRUPULOUS25
OVERSOLICITOUS21
OVERSUSPICIOUS24
PACHYDERMATOUS26
PAPILIONACEOUS21
PAPILLOMAVIRUS25
PARENCHYMATOUS25
PROVENTRICULUS24
PSEUDOMORPHOUS25
SEMIAUTONOMOUS20
SOCIORELIGIOUS18
STAPHYLOCOCCUS27
SUPERAMBITIOUS22
SUPERLUXURIOUS26
SUPPOSITITIOUS20
TRANSCUTANEOUS18
ULTRAGLAMOROUS19
ULTRAHAZARDOUS27
UNOSTENTATIOUS16

15-letter words ending in US (21)

ANTHROPOPHAGOUS25
ANTITUBERCULOUS22
BASIDIOMYCETOUS25
COLLENCHYMATOUS26
CONTEMPORANEOUS22
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS27
DEUTERANOMALOUS20
DISADVANTAGEOUS23
ECHINODERMATOUS23
ENANTIOMORPHOUS22
EPITHELIOMATOUS22
EXCREMENTITIOUS26
HYPERFASTIDIOUS26
NONSIMULTANEOUS19
PITHECANTHROPUS26
PULCHRITUDINOUS25
STREPTOBACILLUS22
TARSOMETATARSUS18
ULTRAFASTIDIOUS21
UNFOSSILIFEROUS23
VICISSITUDINOUS24

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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.

Questions

How many words are there ending in US?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,775 words ending in US, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word ending in US?

PARAMYXOVIRUS, worth 30 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: ZYGODACTYLOUS (30), JIUJUTSUS (28) and OVOVIVIPAROUS (28).

What are some common 5-letter words ending in US?

FOCUS, VIRUS, BOGUS, BONUS, MENUS and MINUS. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

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