8-Letter Words With COUS
- 12 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With COUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With COUS 12 words
How often does COUS appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 12 eight-letter words containing COUS. They average 11.5 points, the best is CADUCOUS (13 points) and 75% end in S.
- Total words
- 12
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.5
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 8%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 75% of words
Most common last letters
- s 75%
- y 16.7%
- c 8.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- au8.3%
- io8.3%
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 containing COUS
c 3a 1d 2u 1c 3o 1u 1s 1
C 3 + A 1 + D 2 + U 1 + C 3 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
caducous
- adjectiveshed at an early stage of development“most amphibians have caducous gills”
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How many eight-letter words containing COUS are there?
There are 12 eight-letter words containing COUS 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 containing COUS?
CADUCOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are COUSINLY (13), COUSINRY (13), ACOUSTIC (12).
Which rare eight-letter words containing COUS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include COUSINRY (13), ADUNCOUS (11), DIOICOUS (11), ANTICOUS (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.