7-Letter Words With BOUS
- 10 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 7-Letter Words With BOUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 7-Letter Words With BOUS 10 words
How often does BOUS appear in seven-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 10 seven-letter words containing BOUS. They average 10.5 points, the best is GIBBOUS (12 points) and 80% end in S.
- Total words
- 10
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.5
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 10%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 80% of words
Most common last letters
- s 80%
- g 10%
- r 10%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- ie10%
- io10%
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 seven-letter word containing BOUS
g 2i 1b 3b 3o 1u 1s 1
G 2 + I 1 + B 3 + B 3 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
gibbous
- adjectivecharacteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
- adjective(used of the moon) more than half full
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How many seven-letter words containing BOUS are there?
There are 10 seven-letter words containing BOUS 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 seven-letter word containing BOUS?
GIBBOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HERBOUS (12), BULBOUS (11), BOUBOUS (11).
Which rare seven-letter words containing BOUS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HERBOUS (12), BOUBOUS (11), LIMBOUS (11), GLEBOUS (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.