8-Letter Words Ending in OUS
We found 179 8-letter words ending in OUS. Common examples are CAUTIOUS, ENORMOUS, FABULOUS, GENEROUS. Bold words are common everyday words; the number shows Scrabble points.
179words
DIZYGOUStop score (22 pts)
CAUTIOUScommon word
8-letter words (179)
- cautious10
- enormous10
- fabulous13
- generous9
- glorious9
- gorgeous10
- gracious11
- infamous13
- luminous10
- luscious10
- nauseous8
- numerous10
- precious12
- previous13
- ravenous11
- rigorous9
- sensuous8
- studious9
- tortious8
- venomous13
- virtuous11
- wondrous12
- acarpous12
- acaulous10
- aduncous11
- anginous9
- angulous9
- anserous8
- aphthous16
- apterous10
- araceous10
- arborous10
- arsenous8
- arsonous8
- astomous10
- bibulous12
- bigamous13
- bijugous18
- bimanous12
- biparous12
- biramous12
- butyrous13
- caducous13
- canorous10
- captious12
- caribous12
- cernuous10
- chlorous13
- chromous15
- citreous10
- corneous10
- couscous12
- covetous13
- crankous14
- cribrous12
- croupous12
- cumbrous14
- cumulous12
- cupreous12
- decorous11
- desirous9
- dextrous16
- didymous15
- diecious11
- digamous12
- dimerous11
- dioicous11
- dizygous22
- dolorous9
- edacious11
- elytrous11
- enginous9
- epigeous11
- eurokous12
- exiguous16
- eximious17
- factious13
- fashious14
- fastuous11
- ferreous11
- feverous14
- flexuous18
- frabjous20
- glabrous11
- glaucous11
- goitrous9
- grievous12
- griseous9
- gypseous14
- hamulous13
- humorous13
- ichorous13
- idoneous9
- imporous12
- lacteous10
- laminous10
- libelous10
- ligneous9
- lustrous8
- manitous10
- marabous12
- melanous10
- mucinous12
- muticous12
- mutinous10
- nacreous10
- nebulous10
- nodulous9
- nubilous10
- numinous10
- ocherous13
- ochreous13
- oestrous8
- oogamous11
- orgulous9
- patulous10
- perilous10
- pervious13
- petalous10
- plumbous14
- pluvious13
- poaceous12
- polypous15
- populous12
- pyritous13
- racemous12
- ramulous10
- resinous8
- rosinous8
- ructious10
- sabulous10
- sapajous17
- saporous10
- savorous11
- scabious12
- scabrous12
- scarious10
- sclerous10
- sedulous9
- selenous8
- sepalous10
- setulous8
- sombrous12
- sonorous8
- spacious12
- specious12
- spermous12
- spurious10
- squamous19
- stannous8
- stratous8
- strumous10
- suberous10
- thallous11
- timorous10
- tinamous10
- titanous8
- tortuous8
- trappous12
- tuberous10
- tubulous10
- tumorous10
- tumulous10
- turacous10
- ulcerous10
- unctuous10
- unfamous13
- usurious8
- uxorious15
- valorous11
- vanadous12
- vaporous13
- venulous11
- vigorous12
- viperous13
- vitreous11
- vomitous13
- wamefous16
- xanthous18
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Frequently asked questions
How many 8-letter words ending in OUS are there?
There are 179 8-letter words ending in OUS in our word list, for example CAUTIOUS.
What is the highest scoring 8-letter word ending in ous in Scrabble?
DIZYGOUS scores 22 points in Scrabble (before bonus squares) and 23 points in Words With Friends.