Words With "OUS"
1,011 English words that contain the letters OUS anywhere in the word.
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The OUS ending forms adjectives like famous, dangerous, generous. From Latin roots.
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6-Letter Words (31)
7-Letter Words (76)
amorousanxiousaqueousarduousarousalarousedarousesbiliousblousedblousesbulbousburnouscallouscarousecitrouscopiouscousinscuriousdeviousdousingdubiousduteousenviousespousefatuousferrousfibrousfungousfuriousgaseousgrousedgrousesheinoushideoushoumoushousingigneousimpiousjealousjoustedleprouslousiermousersmousiermousingmoussedmoussesnervousnoxiousobviousodorousominousonerousoustersoustingpiouslypiteouspompousraucousriotousrousingruinousserioussinuoussousingspousestedioustenuoustousledtouslestrouservacuousvariousviciousviscouszealous
8-Letter Words (90)
acousticarousingbibulousbigamousblousingcaptiouscaribouscarousalcarousedcarouselcarousercarousescautiouscovetousdecorousdesirousdextrousdoghousedolorousdormouseenormousespousalespousedespousesexiguousfabulousfamouslygenerousgloriousgorgeousgraciousgrievousgrousinghothousehouseflyhousetophousingshumorousinfamousjalousiejealousyjoustingjoyouslylibelouslousiestluminouslusciouslustrousmadhousemarabousmousiestmoussingmutinousnauseousnebulousnumerousodiouslyouthouseperilouspopulouspreciouspreviousravenousresinousrigorousscabrousseduloussensuoussonorousspaciousspeciousspuriousstudiousthousandtimoroustitmousetortuoustouslingtrouserstuberousulcerousunctuoususuriousvalorousvaporousvenomousvigorousvirtuousvitreouswondrous
9-Letter Words (178)
acidulousacousticsambiguousambitiousamorouslyamorphousanalogousanomalousanonymousanxiouslyarduouslyassiduousatrociousaudaciousbarbarousbathhousebeauteousbirdhousebounteousbumptiousbunkhouseburnousescallousedcallousescallouslycancerouscankerouscapaciouscarousalscarouselscarouserscarousingcarrouselcavernousclamorousclubhousecongruousconsciouscopiouslycourteouscredulouscretinouscuriouslydangerousdeciduousdeliciousdeliriousdeviouslydexterousdoghousesdollhousedubiouslyegregiousenviouslyerogenouserroneousespousingfacetiousfarmhousefatuouslyfeloniousferociousfirehouseflophousefractiousfrivolousfuriouslygarrulousglamorousglutinoushazardousheinouslyhideouslyhilarioushothouseshouseboathousecoathouseholdhousemaidhousetopshousewifehouseworkhumongoushumungousimperiousimpetuousimpiouslyincuriousingeniousingenuousinjuriousinnocuousinsidiousinvidiousjalousiesjealouslyjudiciouslaboriouslarcenouslecherouslibellouslimousinelitigiouslousinessludicrousluxuriousmadhousesmaliciousmarvelousmelodiousmomentousmonstrousmousetrapmousinessmoustachemurderousnefariousnervouslynotoriousobliviousobnoxiousobviouslyofficiousominouslyouthousesoviparouspendulouspenthousepenuriouspiteouslyplayhouseplenteouspoisonouspompouslyponderouspoorhousequerulousrancorousrapaciousrapturousraucouslyreligiousrighteousroadhouseruinouslysagacioussalacioussebaceousseditiousseriouslysiliceoussiliciousslumbrousstrenuoussulfuroussumptuoustediouslytenacioustenuouslythousandstownhousetremuloustrousseautyrannousunanimousvacuouslyvariouslyventurousveraciousverminousvexatiousvicariousviciouslyvivaciousvoraciouswarehouseworkhousezealously
10-Letter Words (196)
abstemiousacousticaladulterousamphibiousauspiciousautonomousavariciousbathhousesbirdhousesbituminousblockhouseboisterousbunkhousescadaverouscalamitouscallousingcapriciouscarrouselscautiouslycensoriouschivalrouscircuitousclubhousescommodiousconiferouscontagiouscontiguouscontinuouscourageouscourthousecovetouslycurvaceouscurvaciousdecorouslydextrouslydiaphanousdisastrousdollhousesenormouslyextraneousfabulouslyfactitiousfallaciousfarmhousesfastidiousfelicitousfictitiousfirehousesflophousesfortuitousgangrenousgelatinousgenerouslyglamourousgloriouslygluttonousgorgeouslygraciouslygratuitousgreenhousegregariousgrievouslyguardhouseharmoniousherbaceoushorrendoushouseboatshouseboundhousebreakhousebrokehousecleanhousecoatshouseflieshouseholdshousemaidshouseplanthousewareshousewiveshumorouslyidolatrousimperviousincautiousincestuousindecorousindigenousinfamouslyinfectiousingloriousiniquitousjealousiesjoyousnesslanguorouslasciviousleguminouslibidinouslicentiouslighthouselimousinesloquaciouslugubriousluminouslylusciouslymalodorousmembranousmendaciousmeticulousmiraculousmonogamousmonotonousmousetrapsmoustachesmutinouslymysteriousnutritiousobsequiousoleaginousomnivorousoutrageouspenthousesperfidiousperilouslyperniciouspilothouseplayhousespolygamouspoorhousesportentousposthumouspowerhouseprecariouspreciouslyprecociouspreviouslyprodigiouspropitiousprosperouspugnaciousravenouslyrebelliousrendezvousridiculousrigorouslyroadhousesroughhouseroundhouseroustaboutsalubriousscandalousscrupulousscurriloussensuouslyslanderousslumberoussmokehousesolicitousspaciouslyspeciouslyspirituousspuriouslystatehousesteakhousestorehousestudiouslystupendoussulphuroussuspicioussynonymousthousandththunderoustimorouslytortuouslytownhousestraitoroustreasonoustremendoustrousseaustrousseauxtumultuousubiquitousunctuously
11-Letter Words (166)
acrimoniousadventurousambiguouslyambitiouslyamorousnessamorphouslyanalogouslyandrogynousanonymouslyarduousnessassiduouslyatrociouslyaudaciouslybarbarouslybeauteouslyblasphemousblockhousescacophonouscallousnesscapaciouslycarnivorousceremoniouscoffeehouseconsciouslyconspicuouscontentiouscourteouslycourthousescredulouslydangerouslydeleteriousdeliciouslydeliriouslydeviousnessdexterouslydubiousnessefficaciousegregiouslyenviousnesserroneouslyexpeditiousfacetiouslyfarinaceousfatuousnessferociouslyfilamentousflirtatiousfractiouslyfrivolouslygarrulouslyglamorouslygreenhousesguardhousesheinousnessherbivoroushideousnesshilariouslyhomogeneoushousebreakshousebrokenhousecleanshouseholderhousekeeperhousemotherhouseplantsignominiousillustriousimpecuniousimperiouslyimpetuouslyincongruousincredulousindustriousingeniouslyingenuouslyinjudiciousinnocuouslyinsidiouslyintravenousinvidiouslyirreligiousjudiciouslylaboriouslylecherouslylighthousesludicrouslyluxuriouslymagnanimousmaliciouslymarvelouslymellifluousmelodiouslymeritoriousmischievousmonstrouslymountainousmurderouslynefariouslynervousnessnitrogenousnotoriouslyobliviouslyobnoxiouslyobviousnessodoriferousofficiouslyopprobriousoveranxiousoverzealousperspicuouspilothousespoisonouslypompousnessponderouslyporterhousepowerhousesprecipitousprestigiouspretentiouspromiscuouspunctiliousquerulouslyrancorouslyrapaciouslyraucousnessreligiouslyrepetitiousrighteouslyroughhousedroughhousesroundhousesroustaboutssalaciouslyschoolhousescrumptioussententiousseriousnesssmokehousesspontaneousstatehousessteakhousesstorehousesstrenuouslysummerhousesuperfluoussynchronoustediousnesstempestuoustenaciouslytendentioustenuousnessthousandthstreacheroustremulouslytuberculousunambiguousunanimouslyunconsciousvertiginousvicariouslyviciousnessvivaciouslyvoraciouslywarehousingwhorehouseszealousness
12-Letter Words (117)
acousticallyadvantageousadventitiousambidextrousasynchronousauspiciouslyautonomouslyavariciouslyboisterouslycantankerouscapriciouslycautiousnesscensoriouslychivalrouslycircuitouslycoffeehousescontemptuouscontinuouslycontumaciouscourageouslycovetousnessdisastrouslydiscourteousdisingenuousdisputatiousenormousnessextraneouslyfallaciouslyfastidiouslyfortuitouslygluttonouslygraciousnessgratuitouslygregariouslyharmoniouslyhorrendouslyhousecleanedhouseholdershousehusbandhousekeepershousekeepinghousemothershousewarminginauspiciousinfectiouslyinfelicitouslanguorouslylasciviouslylicentiouslylugubriouslylusciousnessmarvellouslymeetinghousemeretriciousmeticulouslymiraculouslymonotonouslymousetrappedmultifariousmysteriouslynonhazardousnonpoisonousobsequiouslyobstreperousostentatiousoutrageouslyovercautiousovergenerousparsimoniousperniciouslypertinaciousportentouslyporterhousesposthumouslyprecariouslypreciousnessprecociouslypreposterouspresumptuousprodigiouslyprosperouslypugnaciouslyrambunctiousrebelliouslyrendezvousedrendezvousesridiculouslyroughhousingsacrilegiousscandalouslyschoolhousesscrupulouslyscurrilouslysemiprecioussensuousnesssimultaneoussolicitouslyspaciousnessspuriousnessstupendouslysubconscioussubcutaneoussummerhousessupercilioussuspiciouslythunderouslytremendouslyubiquitouslyunctuousnessunscrupulousuproariouslyvaingloriousvictoriouslyvirtuousnessvociferouslyvoluminouslyvoluptuously
13-Letter Words (91)
adventurouslyambitiousnessamorphousnessassiduousnessatrociousnessaudaciousnessblasphemouslyboardinghouseboustrophedoncapaciousnesscartilaginousceremoniouslyclearinghouseconscientiousconsciousnessconspicuouslycontentiouslycourteousnessdeliciousnessdiscontinuousdisharmoniousefficaciouslyexpeditiouslyfacetiousnessferociousnessflirtatiouslygarrulousnessheterogeneoushomogeneouslyhousebreakinghousecleaninghousehusbandshousewarmingsignominiouslyimperiousnessincongruouslyinconspicuousincredulouslyindustriouslyingenuousnessinsectivorousinsidiousnessinstantaneousintravenousesintravenouslyjudiciousnesslitigiousnessludicrousnessluxuriousnessmagnanimouslymeetinghousesmellifluouslymelodiousnessmeritoriouslymiscellaneousmischievouslymomentousnessmousetrappingmultitudinousnefariousnessnoncontagiousobliviousnessofficiousnessoverambitiousperspicaciousplatitudinousprecipitouslypretentiouslypromiscuouslypunctiliouslypusillanimousrapaciousnessrendezvousingrighteousnesssalaciousnesssanctimonioussemiconsciousserendipitousspontaneouslystrenuousnesssuperstitioussurreptitioussynchronouslytempestuouslytendentiouslytreacherouslyunambiguouslyunceremoniousunconsciouslyunpretentiousvivaciousness
14-Letter Words (33)
advantageouslyambidextrouslyasynchronouslyauspiciousnessboardinghousesboisterousnesscantankerouslycapriciousnessclearinghousescontemptuouslydiscourteouslyextemporaneousfastidiousnessgregariousnessharmoniousnessinfectiousnesslasciviousnesslicentiousnesslugubriousnessmeticulousnessmysteriousnessobsequiousnessostentatiouslyprecociousnesspreposterouslypresumptuouslyrebelliousnessridiculousnesssimultaneouslyslaughterhousesubconsciouslyunscrupulouslyvoluptuousness
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How many English words contain "ous"?
Our dictionary contains 1,011 common English words with OUS 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 "ous"?
Common examples: abstemious, acidulous, acoustic, acoustical, acoustically, acoustics.
What's special about the chunk "ous"?
The OUS ending forms adjectives like famous, dangerous, generous. From Latin roots.