With OU
119 words · highest scoring is hazardous at 22 points
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About 9 Letter Words With OU
There are 119 nine letter words containing OU in our dictionary. The highest scoring is hazardous at 22 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 119 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — ACCOUNTED, DOUGHNUTS, OBNOXIOUS 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.
For a wider net, try Words With OU, which drops the length limit entirely.
9 Letter Words With OU at a Glance
Highest Scoring 9 Letter Words With OU
- hazardous22
- anxiously19
- housework19
- adjourned18
- housewife18
- obnoxious18
- touchdown18
- behaviour17
Common 9 Letter Words With OU
- accounted14
- boulevard15
- courtship16
- endeavour13
- household16
- murderous12
- penthouse14
- strenuous9
9 Letter Words With OU Defined
- accountedVerb · 14 points
- consider or regard in a specified way
- colouringNoun · 12 points
- the process of changing the colour of something by painting, dyeing, or shading it
- doughnutsNoun · 14 points
- a small fried cake of sweetened dough, typically in the shape of a ball or ring
- householdNoun · 16 points
- a house and its occupants regarded as a unit
- obnoxiousAdjective · 18 points
- extremely unpleasant
- shouldersNoun · 13 points
- the upper joint of each of a person's arms and the part of the body between this and the neck
9 Letter Words With OU: Questions
How many nine letter words containing OU are there?
There are 119 nine letter words containing OU in our dictionary, and 119 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among nine letter words containing OU?
HAZARDOUS is the highest scoring option at 22 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common nine letter words containing OU?
ACCOUNTED, DOUGHNUTS, OBNOXIOUS are among the most familiar nine letter words containing OU. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these nine letter words containing OU 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.