Words Starting With C Ending in OUS

252 words starting with C and ending in OUS, from 5 to 15 letters. Pick a length to see its full list.

  • clous7
  • cerous8
  • comous10
  • cymous13
  • callous9
  • copious11
  • curious9
  • cachous14
  • carious9
  • caseous9
  • cereous9
  • cesious9
  • chylous15
  • chymous17
  • cirrous9
  • citrous9
  • coccous13
  • congous10
  • corious9
  • cormous11
  • coypous14
  • cuprous11
  • cautious10
  • caducous13
  • caesious10
  • canorous10
  • captious12
  • caribous12
  • carneous10
  • cernuous10
  • chlorous13
  • chromous15
  • citreous10
  • corneous10
  • couscous12
  • covetous13
  • covinous13
  • crankous14
  • cribrous12
  • croceous12
  • croupous12
  • cumbrous14
  • cancerous13
  • conscious13
  • courteous11
  • calculous13
  • callalous11
  • cankerous15
  • capacious15
  • carbonous13
  • carcajous20
  • cariacous13
  • carjacous20
  • cautelous11
  • cavernous14
  • cellarous11
  • cellulous11
  • cepaceous15
  • cephalous16
  • ceraceous13
  • ceruleous11
  • cetaceous13
  • contagious13
  • contiguous13
  • continuous12
  • courageous13
  • cactaceous16
  • cacuminous16
  • cadaverous16
  • calamitous14
  • calcareous14
  • caliginous13
  • calumnious14
  • cancellous14
  • capricious16
  • catarrhous15
  • censorious12
  • ceriferous15
  • ceruminous14
  • chivalrous18
  • chunderous16
  • chylaceous20
  • conspicuous17
  • contentious13
  • cacophonous20
  • calcicolous17
  • calciferous18
  • calcifugous19
  • calcigerous16
  • callipygous19
  • carduaceous16
  • carnaptious15
  • carnivorous16
  • carunculous15
  • catadromous16
  • cataractous15
  • caulicolous15
  • cauligenous14
  • cavernulous16
  • celliferous16
  • cerebellous15
  • ceremonious15
  • cacophonious21
  • calycoideous20
  • cantankerous18
  • capillaceous18
  • carbonaceous18
  • carpophagous22
  • cauliflorous17
  • cedrelaceous17
  • cementitious16
  • chaetiferous20
  • chasmogamous22
  • chiropterous19
  • cichoraceous21
  • circumfluous21
  • coleopterous16
  • collembolous18
  • complicitous20
  • compunctious20
  • conchiferous22
  • contemptuous18
  • conscientious17
  • calcariferous20
  • camphoraceous24
  • carboniferous20
  • carcinomatous19
  • cartilaginous16
  • cavernicolous20
  • celluliferous18
  • cephalopodous23
  • chondromatous21
  • chromophorous25
  • cinchonaceous22
  • cleistogamous18
  • cobaltiferous20
  • condylomatous21
  • consectaneous17
  • consentaneous15
  • coralliferous18
  • coralligenous16
  • crassulaceous17
  • campanulaceous22
  • campylotropous25
  • capparidaceous23
  • chlorophyllous27
  • conidiophorous22
  • consanguineous17
  • contradictious19
  • corolliflorous19
  • cotemporaneous20
  • cucurbitaceous22
  • cyclanthaceous26
  • cyclostomatous23
  • caprifoliaceous24
  • chenopodiaceous25
  • chromatophorous27
  • circumambagious26
  • circumforaneous24
  • coinstantaneous17
  • collenchymatous27
  • contemporaneous21
  • convolvulaceous25

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Words Starting With C Ending in OUS: Questions

How many words starting with C and ending in OUS are there?

There are 252 words starting with C and ending in OUS in our dictionary, ranging from 5 to 15 letters long.

What is the longest word starting with C and ending in OUS?

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

What are some common words starting with C and ending in OUS?

CONTAGIOUS, CONTIGUOUS, CONTINUOUS are among the most familiar words starting with C and ending in OUS. Pick a word length to see the full list for that length.

Are these words starting with C and 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.