Words With "OU"
2,636 English words that contain the letters OU anywhere in the word.
Looking for words that contain OU? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 2,636 English words with OU somewhere inside them, grouped by length.
The vowel pair OU is one of dozens of vowel teams in English. Vowel teams often spell long-vowel sounds that single letters can't.
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5-Letter Words (54)
6-Letter Words (103)
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7-Letter Words (184)
aboundsaccountadjournagroundamorousamountsampouleanxiousaqueousarduousarousalarousedarousesastoundbailoutbefoulsbiliousbivouacblousedblousesblowoutboroughboudoirboulderbouncedbouncerbouncesboundedboundenbounderbouquetbourbonbroughtbulbousburnousburnoutbuyoutscallouscariboucarousecitrouscloudedcloutedcontourcookoutcopiouscouchedcouchescougarscoughedcouncilcounselcountedcountercountrycoupledcouplescoupletcouponscouragecouriercoursedcoursercoursescourtedcourtlycousinscuriouscutoutsdemountdetoursdeviousdevoursdoubleddoublesdoubletdoubteddoubterdoucheddouchesdoughtydourestdousingdropoutdroughtdrouthsdubiousdugoutsduteousenviousespouseexpoundfalloutfatuousferrousfibrousflounceflouredfloutedfoulestfoulingfoundedfounderfoundryfourthsfungousfuriousgaseousglamourgougersgouginggoulashgourmetgoutiergrouchygroundsgroupedgroupergroupiegrousedgrousesgroutedhandouthangoutheinoushideoushideoutholdouthoumoushoundedhousingigneousimpiousimpoundinboundjealousjouncedjouncesjournaljourneyjoustedlayoutsleprouslockoutlogoutslookoutloudestloungedloungeslousierloutishlouverslouvredmaraboumoundedmountedmournedmournermousersmousiermousingmoussedmoussesmouthednervousnougatsnoughtsnourishnoxiousobviousodorousominousonerousoustersoustingoutagesoutbackoutbidsoutcastoutcome
8-Letter Words (212)
aboundedaccountsacousticadjournsalthoughamountedampoulesannouncearousingastoundsbadmouthbailoutsbefouledbesoughtbibulousbigamousbigmouthbivouacsblackoutblousingblowoutsboroughsboudoirsbouffantbouillonbouldersbouncersbouncierbouncingboundaryboundersboundingbountiesbouquetsboutiquebrouhahabrownoutburnoutscaptiouscaribouscarousalcarousedcarouselcarousercarousescarryoutcautiouscheckoutcloseoutcloudiercloudingcloutingcompoundconfoundcontourscookoutscouchingcoughingcouncilscounselscounterscountesscountiescountingcoupletscouplingcourierscoursingcourtesycourtiercourtingcovetouscrouchedcrouchescroupierdecorousdenouncedesirousdetoureddevoureddevouterdevoutlydextrousdiscountdismountdoghousedolorousdormousedoubletsdoublingdoubloondoubtersdoubtfuldoubtingdouchingdoughierdoughnutdownpourdropoutsdroughtsdrouthesdumfoundenormousenshroudespousalespousedespousesexiguousexpoundsfabulousfamouslyflouncedflouncesflounderflouringflourishfloutingfogboundfoulnessfoundersfoundingfountainfourfoldfoursomefourteenfourthlyfoxhoundfurloughgadaboutgenerousghoulishglamoursgloriousgorgeousgourmandgourmetsgoutiestgraciousgrievousgrouchedgrouchesgroundedgroundergroupersgroupiesgroupinggrousinggroutinghandoutshangoutshiccoughhideoutsholdoutshothousehoundinghouseflyhousetophousingshumorousiceboundimpoundsinfamousjalousiejealousyjouncingjournalsjourneysjoustingjoyouslyknockoutlibelouslockoutslookoutsloudnesslounginglousiestlouveredluminouslusciouslustrous
9-Letter Words (242)
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10-Letter Words (222)
abstemiousaccountantaccountingacousticaladjourningadulterousamphibiousannouncersannouncingastoundingauspiciousautonomousavariciousbackgroundbadmouthedbathhousesbirdhousesbituminousbivouackedblockhousebloodhoundboisterousboulevardsboundariesbunkhousescadaverouscalamitouscallousingcamouflagecampgroundcantaloupecantaloupscapriciouscarrouselscautiouslycensoriouschivalrouscircuitouscloudburstcloudinessclubhousescommodiouscompoundedconcoursesconfoundedconiferouscontagiouscontiguouscontinuouscontouringcouncillorcouncilmancouncilmencouncilorscounselingcounselledcounsellorcounselorscountdownscounteractcounteringcountessescountrymancountrymencourageouscourtesanscourtesiescourthousecourtliestcourtroomscourtshipscourtyardscovetouslycurvaceouscurvaciousdecorouslydenouementdenouncingdevoutnessdextrouslydiaphanousdisastrousdiscounteddiscouragediscourseddiscoursesdismounteddollhousesdoubtfullydoughtiestdumbfoundsdumfoundedecotourismencountersencouragedencouragesenormouslyenshroudedentouragesexpoundingextraneousfabulouslyfactitiousfairgroundfallaciousfarmhousesfastidiousfelicitousfictitiousfirehousesflophousesflounderedflourishedflourishesforegroundfortuitousfoundationfounderingfoundlingsfoursquarefourteenthfurloughedgangrenousgelatinousgenerouslyglamouringglamourizeglamourousgloriouslygluttonousgorgeouslygraciouslygratuitousgreenhousegregariousgreyhoundsgrievouslygrouchiestgroundhogsgroundingsgroundlessgroundworkguardhouseharmoniousherbaceoushereaboutshiccoughedhorrendoushouseboatshouseboundhousebreakhousebrokehousecleanhousecoatshouseflieshouseholdshousemaidshouseplanthousewareshousewiveshumorouslyidolatrousimperviousimpoundingincautiousincestuousindecorousindigenousinfamouslyinfectiousingloriousiniquitousinsouciantjealousiesjournalesejournalismjournalistjourneyingjourneymanjourneymen
11-Letter Words (190)
accountableaccountancyaccountantsacrimoniousadjournmentadventurousambiguouslyambitiouslyamorousnessamorphouslyanalogouslyandrogynousanonymouslyarduousnessassiduouslyatrociouslyaudaciouslybackgroundsbadmouthingbarbarouslybeauteouslybivouackingblasphemousblockhousesbloodhoundsbountifullybourgeoisieboutonnièrecacophonouscallousnesscamouflagedcamouflagescampgroundscantaloupescapaciouslycarnivorousceremoniouscloudburstscoffeehousecompoundingconfoundingconsciouslyconspicuouscontentiouscottonmouthcouncillorscounselingscounsellorscountenancecounteractscounterfeitcountermandcounterpanecounterpartcountersankcountersigncountersinkcountersunkcountrifiedcountrysidecourteouslycourthousescourtlinesscredulouslydangerouslydeleteriousdeliciouslydeliriouslydenouementsdeviousnessdexterouslydiscountingdiscourageddiscouragesdiscoursingdiscourtesydismountingdoubtlesslydreadnoughtdubiousnessdumbfoundeddumfoundingefficaciousegregiouslyencounteredencouragingenshroudingenviousnesserroneouslyexpeditiousfacetiouslyfairgroundsfarinaceousfatuousnessferociouslyfilamentousflirtatiousflounderingflourishingforegroundsforethoughtfoundationsfourteenthsfractiouslyfrivolouslyfurloughinggarrulouslyglamorouslyglamourizedglamourizesgreenhousesgrouchinessgroundswellguardhousesheinousnessherbivoroushiccoughinghideousnesshilariouslyhomogeneoushourglasseshousebreakshousebrokenhousecleanshouseholderhousekeeperhousemotherhouseplantsignominiousillustriousimpecuniousimperiouslyimpetuouslyincongruousincredulousindustriousingeniouslyingenuouslyinjudiciousinnocuouslyinsidiouslyinsoucianceintercourseintravenousinvidiouslyirreligiousjournalistsjudiciouslylaboriouslylecherouslylighthousesloudmouthedloudspeakerludicrouslyluxuriouslymagnanimousmaliciouslymarvelouslymellifluousmelodiouslymeritoriousmischievousmiscountingmonstrouslymotormouthsmountaineermountainousmountaintopmountebanksmouthpiecesmouthwashesmurderouslynefariouslynervousnessnitrogenousnotoriouslynourishmentobliviouslyobnoxiouslyobviousness
12-Letter Words (118)
acousticallyadjournmentsadvantageousadventitiousaforethoughtafterthoughtambidextrousannouncementastoundinglyasynchronousauspiciouslyautonomouslyavariciouslybattlegroundblabbermouthboisterouslyboutonnièresbreakthroughcamouflagingcantankerouscapriciouslycautiousnesscensoriouslychivalrouslycircuitouslyclosemouthedcoffeehousescontemptuouscontinuouslycontumaciouscottonmouthscouncilwomancouncilwomencountenancedcountenancescounteractedcounterclaimcounterfeitscountermandscounteroffercounterpanescounterpartscounterpointcountersignscountersinkscountertenorcountrysidescountrywomancountrywomencourageouslycovetousnessdenouncementdisastrouslydiscouragingdiscourteousdisingenuousdisputatiousdreadnoughtsdumbfoundingencounteringenormousnessextraneouslyfallaciouslyfastidiouslyforegroundedfortuitouslyfountainheadglamourizinggluttonouslygraciousnessgratuitouslygregariouslygroundlesslygroundswellsharmoniouslyhorrendouslyhousecleanedhouseholdershousehusbandhousekeepershousekeepinghousemothershousewarminginauspiciousinfectiouslyinfelicitousjournalisticlanguorouslylasciviouslylicentiouslyloudspeakerslugubriouslylusciousnessmalnourishedmarvellouslymeetinghousemeretriciousmeticulouslymiraculouslymispronouncemonotonouslymountaineersmountainsidemountaintopsmournfulnessmousetrappedmultifariousmysteriouslynonhazardousnonpoisonousobsequiouslyobstreperousostentatiousoutbalancingoutbuildingsoutcroppingsoutdistancedoutdistances
13-Letter Words (96)
accoutermentsaccoutrementsadventurouslyafterthoughtsambitiousnessamorphousnessannouncementsassiduousnessatrociousnessaudaciousnessbattlegroundsblabbermouthsblasphemouslyboardinghousebouillabaisseboustrophedonbreakthroughscapaciousnesscartilaginousceremoniouslyclearinghouseconscientiousconsciousnessconspicuouslycontentiouslycountenancingcounteractingcounteractioncounterattackcounterclaimscounterfeitedcounterfeitercountermandedcounterofferscounterpointscountersignedcountertenorscounterweightcourteousnessdeliciousnessdenouncementsdiscontinuousdiscourtesiesdisharmoniousefficaciouslyencouragementencouraginglyexpeditiouslyfacetiousnessferociousnessflirtatiouslyforegroundingfountainheadsgarrulousnessheterogeneoushomogeneouslyhousebreakinghousecleaninghousehusbandshousewarmingsignominiouslyimperiousnessincongruouslyinconspicuousincredulouslyindustriouslyingenuousnessinsectivorousinsidiousnessinstantaneousintravenousesintravenouslyjudiciousnesslitigiousnessludicrousnessluxuriousnessmagnanimouslymeetinghousesmellifluouslymelodiousnessmeritoriouslymiscellaneousmischievouslymispronouncedmispronouncesmomentousnessmountaineeredmountainsidesmousetrappingmouthwateringmultitudinousnefariousnessnoncontagiousobliviousnessofficiousnessoutdistancing
14-Letter Words (45)
accountabilityadvantageouslyambidextrouslyasynchronouslyauspiciousnessboardinghousesboisterousnessbouillabaissescantankerouslycapriciousnessclearinghousescontemptuouslycounteractionscounterattackscounterbalancecounterclaimedcounterculturecounterexamplecounterfeiterscounterfeitingcountermandingcountersigningcountersinkingcounterweightsdiscountenancediscouragementdiscouraginglydiscourteouslyencouragementsextemporaneousfastidiousnessgregariousnessgroundbreakingharmoniousnessinfectiousnessinsurmountablelasciviousnesslicentiousnesslugubriousnessmeticulousnessmispronouncingmountaineeringmysteriousnessobsequiousnessostentatiously
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How many English words contain "ou"?
Our dictionary contains 2,636 common English words with OU somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.
What are some examples of words with "ou"?
Common examples: abound, abounded, abounding, abounds, about, abstemious.
Is "ou" a digraph?
A digraph is two letters that spell a single sound. OU may or may not be a true digraph in English — it depends on whether the two letters fuse into one sound. The vowel pair OU is one of dozens of vowel teams in English. Vowel teams often spell long-vowel sounds that single letters can't.