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Words That End With OUS
6-Letter Words (34 found)
7-Letter Words (117 found)
- acajous
- acerous
- acetous
- acinous
- adipous
- aeneous
- agamous
- amadous
- amorous
- anurous
- anxious
- apodous
- aqueous
- arduous
- arenous
- azygous
- bilious
- boubous
- brumous
- bulbous
- bullous
- burnous
- cachous
- callous
- carious
- caseous
- chylous
- chymous
- cirrous
- citrous
- coccous
- congous
- copious
- cormous
- coypous
- cuprous
- curious
- devious
- dubious
- duteous
- emulous
- envious
- estrous
- fatuous
- ferrous
- fibrous
- folious
- fulvous
- fungous
- furious
- fuscous
- gallous
- gaseous
- gibbous
- globous
- grumous
- gummous
- heinous
- hideous
- hugeous
- hydrous
- igneous
- impious
- jealous
- leprous
- luteous
- nervous
- nimious
- niobous
- nitrous
- niveous
- nocuous
- noxious
- obvious
- ochrous
75 of 117 words shown
8-Letter Words (185 found)
- acarpous
- acaulous
- acoelous
- aduncous
- anginous
- angulous
- anserous
- aphthous
- apterous
- araceous
- arborous
- arsenous
- arsonous
- astomous
- bibulous
- bigamous
- bijugous
- bimanous
- biparous
- biramous
- butyrous
- caducous
- caesious
- canorous
- captious
- caribous
- cautious
- cernuous
- chlorous
- chromous
- citreous
- corneous
- couscous
- covetous
- crankous
- cribrous
- croupous
- cumbrous
- cumulous
- cupreous
- decorous
- desirous
- dextrous
- didymous
- diecious
- digamous
- dimerous
- dioicous
- dizygous
- dolorous
- edacious
- elytrous
- enginous
- enormous
- epigeous
- eurokous
- exiguous
- eximious
- fabulous
- factious
- fashious
- fastuous
- ferreous
- feverous
- flexuous
- frabjous
- generous
- glabrous
- glaucous
- glorious
- goitrous
- gorgeous
- gracious
- grievous
- griseous
75 of 185 words shown
9-Letter Words (188 found)
- acidulous
- aluminous
- ambiguous
- ambitious
- amorphous
- analogous
- anestrous
- anhydrous
- anomalous
- anonymous
- apetalous
- arboreous
- arsenious
- assiduous
- atrocious
- audacious
- barbarous
- beauteous
- bicurious
- biogenous
- bodacious
- bonhomous
- bounteous
- bumptious
- calculous
- callalous
- cankerous
- capacious
- carcajous
- cavernous
- cetaceous
- chancrous
- chitinous
- cinereous
- clamorous
- cobaltous
- congruous
- conscious
- coumarous
- courteous
- crapulous
- credulous
- criminous
- cutaneous
- dangerous
- deciduous
- delirious
- dentulous
- dexterous
- diclinous
- diestrous
- dioecious
- dipterous
- edematous
- egregious
- epigonous
- epigynous
- eponymous
- erogenous
- erroneous
- exogamous
- exogenous
- facetious
- felonious
- ferocious
- fibrinous
- fistulous
- fractious
- frivolous
- froufrous
- fructuous
- fugacious
- fulgurous
- garrulous
- ginormous
75 of 188 words shown
10-Letter Words (223 found)
- abstemious
- acalculous
- acephalous
- adulterous
- alacritous
- albuminous
- alliaceous
- allogamous
- amphibious
- anadromous
- anasarcous
- anatropous
- antonymous
- aquiferous
- arenaceous
- armigerous
- auriferous
- auspicious
- autoecious
- autogamous
- autogenous
- autologous
- autonomous
- autotomous
- avaricious
- battailous
- bituminous
- blusterous
- boisterous
- cadaverous
- calamitous
- calcareous
- caliginous
- calumnious
- cancellous
- capricious
- censorious
- ceruminous
- chivalrous
- circuitous
- clangorous
- coetaneous
- commodious
- coniferous
- contagious
- contiguous
- continuous
- coriaceous
- courageous
- curvaceous
- curvacious
- decapodous
- despiteous
- diadromous
- diaphanous
- dimorphous
- disastrous
- dispiteous
- distichous
- drupaceous
- eczematous
- edentulous
- endogamous
- endogenous
- epiphanous
- ericaceous
- euphonious
- extraneous
- factitious
- fallacious
- fastidious
- felicitous
- fictitious
- flagitious
- foliaceous
75 of 223 words shown
11-Letter Words (158 found)
- abstentious
- acrimonious
- adenomatous
- adventurous
- anachronous
- androgynous
- anfractuous
- angiomatous
- anisogamous
- arenicolous
- atrabilious
- blasphemous
- burglarious
- cacophonous
- calcicolous
- calciferous
- calcifugous
- callipygous
- carnivorous
- catadromous
- cataractous
- ceremonious
- champertous
- collagenous
- compendious
- congenerous
- conspicuous
- contentious
- contrarious
- coterminous
- cruciferous
- crustaceous
- cupriferous
- declivitous
- deleterious
- diadelphous
- dichogamous
- dichotomous
- dissentious
- duplicitous
- efficacious
- expeditious
- fantabulous
- farinaceous
- farraginous
- ferriferous
- ferruginous
- fibromatous
- filamentous
- fissiparous
- flirtatious
- floriferous
- frugivorous
- granivorous
- hemipterous
- herbivorous
- homogeneous
- homophonous
- homopterous
- homosporous
- hydrogenous
- ignominious
- illustrious
- impecunious
- incongruous
- incredulous
- industrious
- injudicious
- intravenous
- irreligious
- isochronous
- isomorphous
- lactiferous
- lepromatous
- ligamentous
75 of 158 words shown
12-Letter Words (132 found)
- adscititious
- advantageous
- adventitious
- altitudinous
- ambidextrous
- amentiferous
- anemophilous
- anthophilous
- argillaceous
- ascomycetous
- asynchronous
- atheromatous
- biohazardous
- bootylicious
- cantankerous
- carbonaceous
- cementitious
- circumfluous
- coleopterous
- collembolous
- complicitous
- compunctious
- contemptuous
- conterminous
- contumacious
- contumelious
- coprophagous
- coprophilous
- cryptogamous
- diatomaceous
- discourteous
- disingenuous
- disputatious
- erythematous
- eurythermous
- gallinaceous
- gametogenous
- hebetudinous
- heliolatrous
- hematogenous
- heteroecious
- heterogamous
- heterogenous
- heterologous
- heteronomous
- heterozygous
- hygrophilous
- hyperviscous
- inauspicious
- incommodious
- infelicitous
- inharmonious
- insalubrious
- luminiferous
- lymphomatous
- macropterous
- mesophyllous
- microsporous
- microvillous
- monadelphous
- mucilaginous
- multifarious
- mycetomatous
- myxedematous
- necrophagous
- neuropterous
- nonambiguous
- noncancerous
- nonconscious
- nonfrivolous
- nonglamorous
- nonhazardous
- nonpoisonous
- nonreligious
- nonunanimous
75 of 132 words shown
13-Letter Words (97 found)
- angiospermous
- argentiferous
- arteriovenous
- autocephalous
- autochthonous
- bibliolatrous
- brachypterous
- camphoraceous
- carcinomatous
- cartilaginous
- cavernicolous
- cleistogamous
- condylomatous
- conscientious
- consentaneous
- discontinuous
- disharmonious
- emphysematous
- enterocoelous
- entomophagous
- entomophilous
- exanthematous
- fossiliferous
- garnetiferous
- graminivorous
- granulomatous
- gymnospermous
- hematophagous
- heterocystous
- heterogeneous
- heteropterous
- heterosporous
- hymenopterous
- hypercautious
- inconspicuous
- inefficacious
- inhomogeneous
- insectivorous
- instantaneous
- lepidopterous
- medicamentous
- metalliferous
- microphyllous
- miscellaneous
- mucocutaneous
- multitudinous
- nickeliferous
- nonautonomous
- noncontagious
- noncontiguous
- noncontinuous
- nongregarious
- nonhomologous
- nonindigenous
- noninfectious
- nonleguminous
- nonmonogamous
- nonnutritious
- overambitious
- overconscious
- overcredulous
- overingenious
- ovoviviparous
- papillomatous
- perspicacious
- phycomycetous
- platitudinous
- plenitudinous
- polychotomous
- porcellaneous
- prolegomenous
- proteinaceous
- pusillanimous
- rectitudinous
- sanctimonious
75 of 97 words shown
14-Letter Words (40 found)
- campylotropous
- chlorophyllous
- consanguineous
- contradictious
- diamondiferous
- dicotyledonous
- extemporaneous
- geosynchronous
- hemimetabolous
- heterophyllous
- holometabolous
- hyperconscious
- ichthyophagous
- interreligious
- intracutaneous
- multireligious
- myrmecophilous
- nonfilamentous
- nonhomogeneous
- nonnitrogenous
- nonsynchronous
- overfastidious
- overscrupulous
- oversolicitous
- oversuspicious
- pachydermatous
- papilionaceous
- parenchymatous
- postinfectious
- pseudomorphous
- semiautonomous
- socioreligious
- superambitious
- superluxurious
- supposititious
- transcutaneous
- ultraglamorous
- ultrahazardous
- ultrareligious
- unostentatious
15-Letter Words (18 found)
How many SCRABBLE® words end with OUS?
There are 1198 words that end with OUS in the Official SCRABBLE® Dictionary, ranging from 4-letter words to 15-letter words. The highest-scoring SCRABBLE® words ending with OUS is zygodactylous, which is worth 32 points, followed by ichthyophagous at 31 points.
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