Words Ending in US

3860 words ending in US, from 2 to 15 letters. Pick a length to see its full list.

  • us2

3 Letter Words Ending in US

10 words, 4 common
  • bus5
  • jus10
  • pus5
  • sus3
  • gus4
  • mus5
  • nus3
  • ous3
  • wus6
  • yus6

4 Letter Words Ending in US

35 words, 5 common
  • anus4
  • opus6
  • plus6
  • sous4
  • thus7
  • alus4
  • amus6
  • ayus7
  • brus6
  • crus6
  • deus5
  • eaus4
  • ecus6
  • emus6
  • feus7
  • flus7
  • fous7
  • gaus5
  • gjus12
  • gnus5

5 Letter Words Ending in US

171 words, 21 common
  • bogus8
  • bonus7
  • fetus8
  • ficus10
  • focus10
  • genus6
  • humus10
  • locus7
  • lotus5
  • lupus7
  • menus7
  • minus7
  • mucus9
  • nexus12
  • pious7
  • prius7
  • rebus7
  • rufus8
  • sinus5
  • torus5

6 Letter Words Ending in US

244 words, 22 common
  • cactus10
  • campus12
  • caucus10
  • census8
  • chorus11
  • circus10
  • citrus8
  • corpus10
  • exodus14
  • famous11
  • fungus10
  • genius7
  • hiatus9
  • joyous16
  • magnus9
  • oculus8
  • porous8
  • radius7
  • status6
  • stylus9

7 Letter Words Ending in US

346 words, 28 common
  • anxious14
  • aqueous16
  • arduous8
  • callous9
  • copious11
  • curious9
  • devious11
  • dubious10
  • envious10
  • furious10
  • heinous10
  • hideous11
  • impetus11
  • jealous14
  • maximus18
  • nervous10
  • nucleus9
  • obvious12
  • octopus11
  • ominous9

8 Letter Words Ending in US

398 words, 29 common
  • calculus12
  • cautious10
  • colossus10
  • emeritus10
  • enormous10
  • fabulous13
  • generous9
  • glorious9
  • gorgeous10
  • gracious11
  • grievous12
  • humorous13
  • infamous13
  • luminous10
  • nauseous8
  • numerous10
  • perilous10
  • populous12
  • precious12
  • previous13

9 Letter Words Ending in US

534 words, 41 common
  • ambiguous14
  • ambitious13
  • analogous10
  • anonymous14
  • apparatus13
  • asparagus12
  • atrocious11
  • cancerous13
  • conscious13
  • consensus11
  • courteous11
  • dangerous11
  • deciduous13
  • delicious12
  • egregious11
  • erroneous9
  • ferocious14
  • frivolous15
  • glamorous12
  • hazardous22

10 Letter Words Ending in US

600 words, 34 common
  • amphibious19
  • auspicious14
  • autonomous12
  • contagious13
  • contiguous13
  • continuous12
  • courageous13
  • disastrous11
  • eucalyptus17
  • fictitious15
  • harmonious15
  • horrendous14
  • indigenous12
  • infectious15
  • marvellous15
  • meticulous14
  • miraculous14
  • mysterious15
  • nutritious10
  • outrageous11

11 Letter Words Ending in US

530 words, 14 common
  • adventurous15
  • conspicuous17
  • contentious13
  • coronavirus16
  • homogeneous17
  • illustrious11
  • intravenous14
  • mischievous21
  • mountainous13
  • prestigious14
  • pretentious13
  • spontaneous13
  • treacherous16
  • unconscious15
  • ablatitious13
  • abstentious13
  • acarpellous15
  • accessorius15
  • acclivitous18
  • achromatous18

12 Letter Words Ending in US

453 words, 5 common
  • advantageous17
  • preposterous16
  • simultaneous14
  • subconscious18
  • unscrupulous16
  • acanthaceous19
  • achlamydeous23
  • acidophilous20
  • adscititious15
  • adventitious16
  • agaricaceous17
  • altitudinous13
  • ambidextrous24
  • amentiferous17
  • amphicoelous21
  • amphistomous21
  • amphitropous21
  • ampullaceous18
  • anemochorous19
  • anemophilous19

13 Letter Words Ending in US

295 words, 5 common
  • conscientious17
  • heterogeneous17
  • instantaneous13
  • miscellaneous17
  • superstitious15
  • acotyledonous19
  • albertosaurus15
  • allochthonous21
  • aluminiferous18
  • amarantaceous17
  • ambidexterous25
  • amphitrichous25
  • amygdalaceous22
  • angiospermous18
  • anisophyllous21
  • antenniferous16
  • antireligious14
  • aphanipterous20
  • argentiferous17
  • argilliferous17
  • actinobacillus20
  • actinomorphous23
  • actinomycetous23
  • adiathermanous20
  • aerenchymatous24
  • amaranthaceous21
  • anacardiaceous19
  • androcephalous22
  • androdioecious18
  • angiostomatous17
  • anisodactylous20
  • anthropophagus25
  • aquifoliaceous28
  • artiodactylous20
  • balsaminaceous20
  • basidiosporous19
  • berberidaceous21
  • campanulaceous22
  • campylotropous25
  • capparidaceous23
  • amaryllidaceous23
  • andromonoecious20
  • anthropophagous26
  • antituberculous19
  • asclepiadaceous22
  • bacteriophagous25
  • basidiomycetous25
  • brachycephalous32
  • brachydactylous31
  • caprifoliaceous24
  • carpometacarpus25
  • chenopodiaceous25
  • chromatophorous27
  • circumambagious26
  • circumforaneous24
  • coinstantaneous17
  • collenchymatous27
  • contemporaneous21
  • convolvulaceous25
  • cytomegalovirus26

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Words Ending in US: Questions

How many words ending in US are there?

There are 3,860 words ending in US in our dictionary, ranging from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the longest word ending in US?

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

What are some common words ending in US?

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

Are these words ending in US 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.