Words Containing BOUS
- 42 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Containing BOUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing BOUS 42 words
6-Letter Words With BOUS 2
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words With BOUS 10
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words With BOUS 7
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words With BOUS 8
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words With BOUS 3
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With BOUS 3
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With BOUS 2
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Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words With BOUS 1
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Full 15-letter listHow often does BOUS appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 42 words containing BOUS. Most are 7 letters long, they average 14.5 points, the best is HYDROPHOBOUS (26 points) and 66.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 42
- Most common length
- 7 letters
- 10 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.5
- out of 26 max
- Longest word
- BOUSTROPHEDONIC
- 15 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 66.7% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 66.7%
- y 7.1%
- n 4.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- ie4.8%
- ia2.4%
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 containing BOUS
h 4y 4d 2r 1o 1p 3h 4o 1b 3o 1u 1s 1
H 4 + Y 4 + D 2 + R 1 + O 1 + P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + B 3 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 26 points
- Double word
- 52 pts
- Triple word
- 78 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hydrophobous
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words containing BOUS are there?
There are 42 words containing BOUS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 10 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing BOUS?
HYDROPHOBOUS is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZOOPHOBOUS (26), BOUSTROPHEDONIC (25), OMBROPHOBOUS (23).
What are some common words containing BOUS?
Everyday examples include BULBOUS, CARIBOUS, MARABOUS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing BOUS?
BOUSTROPHEDONIC has 15 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, CARIBOUS (8 letters) is the longest common one.