5-Letter Words Ending in NUS
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Ending in NUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Ending in NUS 9 words
How common is NUS at the end of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 five-letter words ending in NUS. They average 6.6 points and the best is VENUS (8 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.6
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 56%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common first letter
- M
- 33.3% of words
Most common first letters
- m 33.3%
- b 11.1%
- c 11.1%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word ending in NUS
v 4e 1n 1u 1s 1
V 4 + E 1 + N 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
venus
- nounthe second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'“before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer”
- noungoddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
- nountype genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
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How many five-letter words ending in NUS are there?
There are 9 five-letter words ending in NUS 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 five-letter word ending in NUS?
VENUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BONUS (7), MENUS (7), MINUS (7).
What are some common five-letter words ending in NUS?
Everyday examples include BONUS, MINUS, MENUS, SINUS, GENUS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare five-letter words ending in NUS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include VENUS (8), CONUS (7), MANUS (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.