Words Containing OUS
- 5,041 words
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Popular Words Containing OUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing OUS 5,041 words
4-Letter Words With OUS 7
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words With OUS 23
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words With OUS 105
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words With OUS 241
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words With OUS 381
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words With OUS 633
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words With OUS 755
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With OUS 733
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With OUS 692
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words With OUS 540
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words With OUS 409
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words With OUS 276
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words With OUS 120
17-Letter Words With OUS 73
18-Letter Words With OUS 30
19-Letter Words With OUS 17
20-Letter Words With OUS 3
21-Letter Words With OUS 2
How often does OUS appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 5,041 words containing OUS. Most are 10 letters long, they average 16.3 points, the best is SCHIZOPHYCEOUS (38 points) and 78.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 5,041
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 755 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.3
- out of 38 max
- Longest word
- CONTEMPORANEOUSNESSES
- 21 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 78.3% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 78.3%
- y 12.1%
- e 3.9%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- io21.1%
- eo10.7%
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 OUS
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 OUS are there?
There are 5,041 words containing OUS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 755 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing OUS?
SCHIZOPHYCEOUS is worth 38 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS (38), ZINZIBERACEOUS (36), PSEUDOPARENCHYMATOUS (35).
What are some common words containing OUS?
Everyday examples include HOUSE, OBVIOUSLY, CURIOUS, CONTINUOUS, DANGEROUS, VARIOUS, AMBIGUOUS, ENORMOUS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing OUS?
CONTEMPORANEOUSNESSES has 21 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, CONSCIOUSNESSES (15 letters) is the longest common one.