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Words Ending in CUS

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Popular Words Ending in CUS

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words Ending in CUS 63 words

5-Letter Words Ending in CUS 11

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6-Letter Words Ending in CUS 15

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8-Letter Words Ending in CUS 7

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9-Letter Words Ending in CUS 9

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12-Letter Words Ending in CUS 4

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How common is CUS at the end of words?

Our combined English word list has 63 words ending in CUS. Most are 6 letters long, they average 13.3 points, the best is STAPHYLOCOCCUS (28 points) and C is the most common first letter (14.3%).

Total words
63
Most common length
6 letters
15 words
Average Scrabble score
13.3
out of 28 max
Longest word
ELEUTHEROCOCCUS
15 letters
Most common first letter
C
14.3% of words

Words by length

Most common first letters

  • c 14.3%
  • a 11.1%
  • m 9.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • au3.2%
  • eu3.2%
  • ia1.6%

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 word ending in CUS

s 1t 1a 1p 3h 4y 4l 1o 1c 3o 1c 3c 3u 1s 1

S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + L 1 + O 1 + C 3 + O 1 + C 3 + C 3 + U 1 + S 1 = 28 points

Double word
56 pts
Triple word
84 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

staphylococcus

  1. nounspherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
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How many words ending in CUS are there?

There are 63 words ending in CUS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 6 letters, with 15 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word ending in CUS?

STAPHYLOCOCCUS is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CRYPTOCOCCUS (25), ELEUTHEROCOCCUS (24), ECHINOCOCCUS (23).

What are some common words ending in CUS?

Everyday examples include FOCUS, ABACUS, CAUCUS, CIRCUS, MUCUS, CROCUS, DISCUS, STREPTOCOCCUS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word ending in CUS?

ELEUTHEROCOCCUS has 15 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, ABACUS (6 letters) is the longest common one.