With OUS
7 words · highest scoring is joust at 12 points
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About 5 Letter Words With OUS
There are 7 five letter words containing OUS in our dictionary. The highest scoring is joust at 12 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 7 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — HOUSE, LOUSE, MOUSE among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words With OUS at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With OUS
- joust12
- house8
- lousy8
- mouse7
- pious7
- louse5
- rouse5
Common 5 Letter Words With OUS
- house8
- joust12
- louse5
- lousy8
- mouse7
- pious7
- rouse5
5 Letter Words With OUS Defined
- houseNoun · 8 points
- a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys
- joustVerb · 12 points
- (of a medieval knight) engage in a sporting contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances
- louseNoun · 5 points
- either of two small wingless parasitic insects that live on the skin of mammals and birds
- lousyAdjective · 8 points
- very poor or bad
- mouseNoun · 7 points
- a small rodent that typically has a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long tail
- piousAdjective · 7 points
- devoutly religious
5 Letter Words With OUS: Questions
How many five letter words containing OUS are there?
There are 7 five letter words containing OUS in our dictionary, and 7 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing OUS?
JOUST is the highest scoring option at 12 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing OUS?
HOUSE, LOUSE, MOUSE are among the most familiar five letter words containing OUS. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing OUS valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.