Words Containing OUS
Every English word containing "OUS". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
105 words found
15 Letter Words1
14 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words2
12 Letter Words4
11 Letter Words11
10 Letter Words16
9 Letter Words23
8 Letter Words21
7 Letter Words16
6 Letter Words6
5 Letter Words3
4 Letter Words1
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About These Words
This list holds 105 words, running from 4 to 15 letters and averaging 8.8 letters apiece. The commonest length is 9 letters, covering 23 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are o (105), s (105), u (105), e (57), i (54). Vowels make up 48% of all the letters here, so the list is unusually vowel-heavy — handy when your rack is clogged with them.
For Scrabble, these words average 13.0 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is COFFEEHOUSE at 22, followed by HOUSEKEEPING, HOUSEWARMING and MISCHIEVOUS. 58 of them (55%) contain a letter worth four or more. 16 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are INSTANTANEOUSLY at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 4: SOUS.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "OUS" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 105 words containing "OUS". They run from 4 to 15 letters, and 9-letter entries are the most common with 23 of them.
Which of these words containing "OUS" scores highest in Scrabble?+
COFFEEHOUSE is the highest scorer at 22 points before board bonuses, ahead of HOUSEKEEPING, HOUSEWARMING and MISCHIEVOUS. The list averages 13.0 points per word, and 58 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "OUS"?+
The shortest are SOUS at 4 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "OUS"?+
INSTANTANEOUSLY is the longest at 15 letters. 16 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words containing "OUS" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 48% of the letters across this list, which makes it a good place to look when your rack is overloaded with vowels. The letters appearing in the most of these words are O, S, U. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.