9-Letter Words With COUS
- 17 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words With COUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With COUS 17 words
How often does COUS appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 17 nine-letter words containing COUS. They average 14.3 points, the best is CARJACOUS (20 points) and 76.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 17
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.3
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 12%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 76.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 76.5%
- e 11.8%
- y 11.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- oi23.5%
- au11.8%
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 nine-letter word containing COUS
c 3a 1r 1j 8a 1c 3o 1u 1s 1
C 3 + A 1 + R 1 + J 8 + A 1 + C 3 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
carjacous
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many nine-letter words containing COUS are there?
There are 17 nine-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 nine-letter word containing COUS?
CARJACOUS is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are EXSUCCOUS (20), VISCOUSLY (17), DITHECOUS (15).
Which rare nine-letter words containing COUS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CARJACOUS (20), EXSUCCOUS (20), DITHECOUS (15), SUBMUCOUS (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.