Words Ending in OUS

2744 words ending in OUS, from 3 to 15 letters. Pick a length to see its full list.

  • ous3
  • sous4
  • fous7
  • lous4
  • mous6
  • nous4
  • yous7
  • pious7
  • clous7
  • meous7
  • thous8
  • vrous8
  • famous11
  • joyous16
  • porous8
  • almous8
  • aurous6
  • awmous11
  • bayous11
  • bijous15
  • cerous8
  • comous10
  • cymous13
  • dumous9
  • favous12
  • fogous10
  • fucous11
  • fumous11
  • gyrous10
  • hamous11
  • humous11
  • iodous7

7 Letter Words Ending in OUS

156 words, 22 common
  • anxious14
  • aqueous16
  • arduous8
  • callous9
  • copious11
  • curious9
  • devious11
  • dubious10
  • envious10
  • furious10
  • heinous10
  • hideous11
  • jealous14
  • nervous10
  • obvious12
  • ominous9
  • pompous13
  • serious7
  • tedious8
  • tenuous7

8 Letter Words Ending in OUS

240 words, 23 common
  • cautious10
  • enormous10
  • fabulous13
  • generous9
  • glorious9
  • gorgeous10
  • gracious11
  • grievous12
  • humorous13
  • infamous13
  • luminous10
  • nauseous8
  • numerous10
  • perilous10
  • populous12
  • precious12
  • previous13
  • rigorous9
  • spacious12
  • venomous13

9 Letter Words Ending in OUS

405 words, 38 common
  • ambiguous14
  • ambitious13
  • analogous10
  • anonymous14
  • atrocious11
  • cancerous13
  • conscious13
  • courteous11
  • dangerous11
  • deciduous13
  • delicious12
  • egregious11
  • erroneous9
  • ferocious14
  • frivolous15
  • glamorous12
  • hazardous22
  • hilarious12
  • ingenious10
  • innocuous11

10 Letter Words Ending in OUS

503 words, 31 common
  • amphibious19
  • auspicious14
  • autonomous12
  • contagious13
  • contiguous13
  • continuous12
  • courageous13
  • disastrous11
  • fictitious15
  • harmonious15
  • horrendous14
  • indigenous12
  • infectious15
  • marvellous15
  • meticulous14
  • miraculous14
  • mysterious15
  • nutritious10
  • outrageous11
  • precarious14

11 Letter Words Ending in OUS

471 words, 13 common
  • adventurous15
  • conspicuous17
  • contentious13
  • homogeneous17
  • illustrious11
  • intravenous14
  • mischievous21
  • mountainous13
  • prestigious14
  • pretentious13
  • spontaneous13
  • treacherous16
  • unconscious15
  • ablatitious13
  • abstentious13
  • acarpellous15
  • acclivitous18
  • achromatous18
  • acrimonious15
  • acrocarpous17
  • advantageous17
  • preposterous16
  • simultaneous14
  • subconscious18
  • unscrupulous16
  • acanthaceous19
  • achlamydeous23
  • acidophilous20
  • adscititious15
  • adventitious16
  • agaricaceous17
  • altitudinous13
  • ambidextrous24
  • amentiferous17
  • amphicoelous21
  • amphistomous21
  • amphitropous21
  • ampullaceous18
  • anemochorous19
  • anemophilous19
  • conscientious17
  • heterogeneous17
  • instantaneous13
  • miscellaneous17
  • superstitious15
  • acotyledonous19
  • allochthonous21
  • aluminiferous18
  • amarantaceous17
  • ambidexterous25
  • amphitrichous25
  • amygdalaceous22
  • angiospermous18
  • anisophyllous21
  • antenniferous16
  • antireligious14
  • aphanipterous20
  • argentiferous17
  • argilliferous17
  • arteriovenous16
  • actinomorphous23
  • actinomycetous23
  • adiathermanous20
  • aerenchymatous24
  • amaranthaceous21
  • anacardiaceous19
  • androcephalous22
  • androdioecious18
  • angiostomatous17
  • anisodactylous20
  • aquifoliaceous28
  • artiodactylous20
  • balsaminaceous20
  • basidiosporous19
  • berberidaceous21
  • campanulaceous22
  • campylotropous25
  • capparidaceous23
  • chlorophyllous27
  • conidiophorous22
  • amaryllidaceous23
  • andromonoecious20
  • anthropophagous26
  • antituberculous19
  • asclepiadaceous22
  • bacteriophagous25
  • basidiomycetous25
  • brachycephalous32
  • brachydactylous31
  • caprifoliaceous24
  • chenopodiaceous25
  • chromatophorous27
  • circumambagious26
  • circumforaneous24
  • coinstantaneous17
  • collenchymatous27
  • contemporaneous21
  • convolvulaceous25
  • deuteranomalous18
  • disadvantageous21

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Words Ending in OUS: Questions

How many words ending in OUS are there?

There are 2,744 words ending in OUS in our dictionary, ranging from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the longest word ending in OUS?

AMARYLLIDACEOUS is one of the longest at 15 letters, which is as long as these lists run.

What are some common words ending in OUS?

AMBIGUOUS, AMBITIOUS, ANALOGOUS are among the most familiar words ending in OUS. Pick a word length to see the full list for that length.

Are these words ending in OUS valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Open the list for a given length to filter it down to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends.