Words ending in OUS

There are 1,193 words ending in OUS in our word list. 60 of them are common everyday words, such as PREVIOUS, SERIOUS, VARIOUS and DANGEROUS. They range from 4 to 15 letters, and 10-letter words are the biggest group, with 224.

Words: 1,193
Common words: 60
Longest: CONTEMPORANEOUS; 15 letters
Top score: ZYGODACTYLOUS; 32 points

-OUS means full of or having, as in FAMOUS and DANGEROUS.

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4-letter words (2)

sous
nous

5-letter words (3)

pious
thous
meous

6-letter words (32)

famous
joyous
porous
mucous
odious
venous
rufous
serous
bayous
vinous
aurous
awmous
bijous
cerous
comous
cymous
fucous
iodous
lupous
miaous
nodous
osmous
parous
pilous
poyous
ramous
rimous
rugous
sajous
setous
torous
uveous

7-letter words (114)

serious
various
obvious
anxious
curious
jealous
nervous
furious
tedious
vicious
aqueous
arduous
callous
copious
devious
dubious
envious
heinous
hideous
ominous
pompous
tenuous
amorous
bulbous
ferrous
fibrous
gaseous
igneous
nitrous
noxious
onerous
raucous
riotous
ruinous
sinuous
vacuous
viscous
zealous
bilious
fatuous
fuscous
impious
bullous
carious
estrous
fulvous
gibbous
hydrous
leprous
odorous
osseous
parlous
petrous
piteous
spinous
villous
cuprous
emulous
acajous
acerous
acetous
acinous
adipous
aeneous
agamous
amadous
anurous
apodous
arenous
azygous
boubous
brumous

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8-letter words (179)

previous
numerous
enormous
fabulous
generous
glorious
gorgeous
precious
cautious
gracious
humorous
infamous
rigorous
grievous
luminous
nauseous
perilous
populous
spacious
venomous
vigorous
virtuous
wondrous
couscous
desirous
glabrous
luscious
lustrous
nebulous
ravenous
sensuous
spurious
squamous
studious
tortuous
covetous
glaucous
libelous
mutinous
numinous
ochreous
resinous
sonorous
specious
tortious
tuberous
unctuous
valorous
vitreous
bigamous
decorous
dextrous
dolorous
factious
mucinous
pervious
scabrous
timorous
usurious
vaporous
aphthous
bibulous
biramous
caducous
captious
caribous
corneous
cumbrous
cupreous
exiguous
flexuous
frabjous

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9-letter words (189)

dangerous
religious
anonymous
conscious
delicious
hilarious
ambiguous
ambitious
glamorous
hazardous
luxurious
malicious
marvelous
notorious
poisonous
righteous
unanimous
analogous
atrocious
cancerous
courteous
deciduous
egregious
erroneous
ferocious
frivolous
ingenious
innocuous
insidious
ludicrous
momentous
monstrous
murderous
nefarious
oblivious
obnoxious
strenuous
sumptuous
tenacious
amorphous
anomalous
audacious
barbarous
cavernous
cutaneous
delirious
eponymous
exogenous
facetious
humongous
imperious
impetuous
injurious
judicious
laborious
melodious
seditious
torturous
vicarious
vivacious
voracious
anhydrous
assiduous
beauteous
bodacious
capacious
credulous
dexterous
erogenous
felonious
fractious
garrulous

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10-letter words (224)

continuous
indigenous
mysterious
ridiculous
suspicious
tremendous
autonomous
contagious
courageous
disastrous
infectious
outrageous
prosperous
synonymous
victorious
amphibious
auspicious
contiguous
fictitious
harmonious
horrendous
marvellous
meticulous
miraculous
nutritious
precarious
rebellious
rendezvous
scandalous
tumultuous
ubiquitous
adulterous
boisterous
calcareous
capricious
chivalrous
coniferous
endogenous
extraneous
fallacious
fastidious
fortuitous
gelatinous
gratuitous
gregarious
herbaceous
homogenous
homologous
impervious
incestuous
monogamous
monotonous
pernicious
polygamous
posthumous
precocious
prodigious
scrupulous
stupendous
thunderous
traitorous
treasonous
villainous
voluminous
voluptuous
autologous
avaricious
bituminous
calamitous
circuitous
curvaceous
glamourous

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11-letter words (161)

prestigious
spontaneous
unconscious
adventurous
conspicuous
contentious
homogeneous
illustrious
intravenous
mischievous
mountainous
pretentious
superfluous
synchronous
treacherous
acrimonious
androgynous
blasphemous
carnivorous
deleterious
efficacious
flirtatious
incongruous
incredulous
industrious
magnanimous
meritorious
overzealous
phosphorous
precipitous
promiscuous
scrumptious
unambiguous
dichotomous
duplicitous
expeditious
ferruginous
filamentous
herbivorous
ignominious
irreligious
mellifluous
nitrogenous
repetitious
tempestuous
unambitious
unrighteous
vertiginous
adenomatous
cacophonous
ceremonious
collagenous
compendious
coterminous
cruciferous
fantabulous
impecunious
injudicious
isochronous
ligamentous
microporous
myelogenous
punctilious
rhizomatous
sententious
tendentious
tuberculous
unglamorous
calciferous
crustaceous
farinaceous
fissiparous

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12-letter words (132)

simultaneous
advantageous
preposterous
subconscious
unscrupulous
asynchronous
contemptuous
disingenuous
ostentatious
presumptuous
subcutaneous
ambidextrous
cantankerous
carbonaceous
diatomaceous
discourteous
heterozygous
inauspicious
multifarious
nonreligious
parsimonious
percutaneous
precancerous
pseudonymous
rambunctious
sacrilegious
adventitious
argillaceous
cementitious
conterminous
erythematous
heterogenous
heterologous
meretricious
mucilaginous
noncancerous
obstreperous
overcautious
polymorphous
seminiferous
semiprecious
supercilious
vainglorious
atheromatous
contumacious
disputatious
gallinaceous
hematogenous
heteronomous
infelicitous
inharmonious
insalubrious
luminiferous
monadelphous
nonconscious
orchidaceous
overgenerous
pertinacious
phytophagous
preconscious
unchivalrous
unpropitious
unsuspicious
adscititious
altitudinous
amentiferous
anemophilous
anthophilous
ascomycetous
circumfluous
coleopterous
collembolous

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13-letter words (101)

conscientious
heterogeneous
instantaneous
miscellaneous
superstitious
carboniferous
discontinuous
inconspicuous
sanctimonious
unpretentious
autochthonous
cartilaginous
fossiliferous
inhomogeneous
serendipitous
surreptitious
arteriovenous
autocephalous
granulomatous
insectivorous
multitudinous
noninfectious
overambitious
perspicacious
proteinaceous
pusillanimous
unadventurous
unceremonious
antireligious
cleistogamous
disharmonious
emphysematous
metalliferous
mucocutaneous
noncontiguous
nonhomologous
nonindigenous
ovoviviparous
platitudinous
semiconscious
splendiferous
stoloniferous
uncontentious
angiospermous
argentiferous
bibliolatrous
brachypterous
camphoraceous
carcinomatous
cavernicolous
condylomatous
consentaneous
diathermanous
enterocoelous
entomophagous
entomophilous
exanthematous
garnetiferous
graminivorous
gymnospermous
hematophagous
heterocystous
heteropterous
heterosporous
hymenopterous
hypercautious
inefficacious
lepidopterous
medicamentous
microphyllous
mycetophagous
nickeliferous

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14-letter words (39)

extemporaneous
geosynchronous
interreligious
consanguineous
semiautonomous
transcutaneous
diamondiferous
dicotyledonous
parenchymatous
unostentatious
actinomycetous
campylotropous
chlorophyllous
contradictious
hemimetabolous
heterophyllous
holometabolous
hyperconscious
ichthyophagous
intracutaneous
multireligious
myrmecophilous
nonfilamentous
nonhomogeneous
nonnitrogenous
nonsynchronous
overfastidious
overscrupulous
oversolicitous
oversuspicious
pachydermatous
papilionaceous
pseudomorphous
socioreligious
superambitious
superluxurious
supposititious
ultraglamorous
ultrahazardous

15-letter words (17)

contemporaneous
disadvantageous
pulchritudinous
anthropophagous
antituberculous
basidiomycetous
collenchymatous
deuteranomalous
echinodermatous
enantiomorphous
epitheliomatous
excrementitious
hyperfastidious
nonsimultaneous
ultrafastidious
unfossiliferous
vicissitudinous

Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.

Questions

How many words ending in OUS are there?

Our word list has 1,193 words ending in OUS. 60 of them are common everyday words.

What is the longest word ending in OUS?

The longest have 15 letters, for example CONTEMPORANEOUS, DISADVANTAGEOUS and PULCHRITUDINOUS.

Which word ending in OUS scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, ZYGODACTYLOUS scores 32 points, the most of any word ending in OUS in our list.