5-Letter Words With LOUS
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With LOUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With LOUS 3 words
How often does LOUS appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 five-letter words containing LOUS. They average 6.7 points and the best is LOUSY (8 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.7
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 67%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- e 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- y 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
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 five-letter word containing LOUS
l 1o 1u 1s 1y 4
L 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 + Y 4 = 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).
lousy
- adjectivevery bad“a lousy play”
- adjectiveinfested with lice“burned their lousy clothes”
- adjectivevile; despicable“a dirty (or lousy) trick”
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How many five-letter words containing LOUS are there?
There are 3 five-letter words containing LOUS 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 containing LOUS?
LOUSY is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CLOUS (7), LOUSE (5).