8-Letter Words Ending in OU
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
All 8-Letter Words Ending in OU 8 words
How common is OU at the end of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words ending in OU. They average 17.3 points and the best is KINKAJOU (23 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.3
- out of 23 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common first letter
- C
- 50% of words
Most common first letters
- c 50%
- k 25%
- f 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- ia12.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word ending in OU
k 5i 1n 1k 5a 1j 8o 1u 1
K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + K 5 + A 1 + J 8 + O 1 + U 1 = 23 points
- Double word
- 46 pts
- Triple word
- 69 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
kinkajou
- nounarboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
- nouna kind of lemur
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How many eight-letter words ending in OU are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words ending in OU in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word ending in OU?
KINKAJOU is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are KABELJOU (21), CARCAJOU (19), CARJACOU (19).
Which rare eight-letter words ending in OU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include KABELJOU (21), CARJACOU (19), THANKYOU (18), CARIACOU (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.