12-Letter Words With CUS
- 38 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words With CUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words With CUS 38 words
How often does CUS appear in twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 38 twelve-letter words containing CUS. They average 18.6 points, the best is CRYPTOCOCCUS (25 points) and 47.4% end in S.
- Total words
- 38
- Average Scrabble score
- 18.6
- out of 25 max
- Everyday words
- 3%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 47.4% of words
Most common last letters
- s 47.4%
- g 13.2%
- l 10.5%
Top vowel pairs
- io15.8%
- ia5.3%
- ou5.3%
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 twelve-letter word containing CUS
c 3r 1y 4p 3t 1o 1c 3o 1c 3c 3u 1s 1
C 3 + R 1 + Y 4 + P 3 + T 1 + O 1 + C 3 + O 1 + C 3 + C 3 + U 1 + S 1 = 25 points
- Double word
- 50 pts
- Triple word
- 75 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
cryptococcus
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many twelve-letter words containing CUS are there?
There are 38 twelve-letter words containing CUS 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 twelve-letter word containing CUS?
CRYPTOCOCCUS is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ECHINOCOCCUS (23), PNEUMOCOCCUS (22), PERCUSSIVELY (22).
Which rare twelve-letter words containing CUS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CRYPTOCOCCUS (25), ECHINOCOCCUS (23), ACCUSATIVELY (22), OVERFOCUSING (21). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.