Words Ending in OU
- 52 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Ending in OU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Ending in OU 52 words
3-Letter Words Ending in OU 5
Full 3-letter list4-Letter Words Ending in OU 5
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Ending in OU 9
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Ending in OU 14
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Ending in OU 8
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Ending in OU 8
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Ending in OU 1
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Ending in OU 1
Full 10-letter listHow common is OU at the end of words?
Our combined English word list has 52 words ending in OU. Most are 6 letters long, they average 10.5 points, the best is KINKAJOU (23 points) and C is the most common first letter (21.2%).
- Total words
- 52
- Most common length
- 6 letters
- 14 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.5
- out of 23 max
- Longest word
- COUSCOUSOU
- 10 letters
- Most common first letter
- C
- 21.2% of words
Words by length
Most common first letters
- c 21.2%
- t 13.5%
- m 11.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- ia3.8%
- ao1.9%
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 OU
k 5i 1n 1k 5a 1j 8o 1u 1
K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + K 5 + A 1 + J 8 + O 1 + U 1 = 23 points
- Double word
- 46 pts
- Triple word
- 69 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
kinkajou
- nounarboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
- nouna kind of lemur
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How many words ending in OU are there?
There are 52 words ending in OU in our combined English word list. The most common length is 6 letters, with 14 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 OU?
KINKAJOU is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are KABELJOU (21), CARCAJOU (19), CARJACOU (19).
What are some common words ending in OU?
Everyday examples include YOU, THOU, CARIBOU, BAYOU, MARABOU. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word ending in OU?
COUSCOUSOU has 10 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, CARIBOU (7 letters) is the longest common one.