Words Containing OU
- 12,643 words
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Popular Words Containing OU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing OU 12,643 words · page 2 of 33
5-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 247
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 611
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 1,177
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 1,603
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 1,911
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 1,920
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 1,564
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 1,208
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 866
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 621
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 411
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 179
17-Letter Words With OU 21-80 of 120
18-Letter Words With OU 21-58 of 58
19-Letter Words With OU 21-35 of 35
How often does OU appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 12,643 words containing OU. Most are 10 letters long, they average 15 points, the best is SCHIZOPHYCEOUS (38 points) and 52.6% end in S.
- Total words
- 12,643
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 1,920 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15
- out of 38 max
- Longest word
- CONTEMPORANEOUSNESSES
- 21 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 52.6% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 52.6%
- d 9.2%
- y 7.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- io9.4%
- eo4.8%
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 OU
s 1c 3h 4i 1z 10o 1p 3h 4y 4c 3e 1o 1u 1s 1
S 1 + C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + Z 10 + O 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + C 3 + E 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 38 points
- Double word
- 76 pts
- Triple word
- 114 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
schizophyceous
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words containing OU are there?
There are 12,643 words containing OU in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 1,920 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing OU?
SCHIZOPHYCEOUS is worth 38 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS (38), ZINZIBERACEOUS (36), COUNTERMOBILIZATIONS (35).
What are some common words containing OU?
Everyday examples include YOUR, SOUGHT, THOUGHT, PRINTOUT, HOUSE, SOUND, SOUTH, DISCOUNT. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing OU?
CONTEMPORANEOUSNESSES has 21 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, COUNTERATTACKING (16 letters) is the longest common one.