Words ending in OUS
Every word in the dictionary whose last 3 letters are OUS — 1,201 of 172,823.
- Words
- 1,201
- Everyday
- 258in the size-ranked core
- Longest
- 20pseudoparenchymatous
- Shortest
- 42 words tie
- acrimonious
- advantageous
- adventurous
- ambidextrous
- ambiguous
- ambitious
- amorous
- amorphous
- amphibious
- analogous
- anomalous
- anonymous
- anxious
- arduous
- asynchronous
- atrocious
- audacious
- auspicious
- autonomous
- avaricious
- barbarous
- bayous
- bigamous
- blasphemous
- boisterous
- bulbous
- callous
- cantankerous
- capricious
- caribous
- carnivorous
- cautious
- ceremonious
- chivalrous
- circuitous
- coniferous
- conscientious
- conscious
- conspicuous
- contagious
- contemptuous
- contentious
- contiguous
- continuous
- copious
- courageous
- courteous
- covetous
- credulous
- cretinous
- curious
- dangerous
- deciduous
- decorous
- deleterious
- delicious
- delirious
- desirous
- devious
- dexterous
- disadvantageous
- disastrous
- discourteous
- disingenuous
- dubious
- enormous
- envious
- erroneous
- extemporaneous
- extraneous
- fabulous
- facetious
- fallacious
- famous
- fastidious
- fatuous
- ferocious
- fictitious
- flirtatious
- fortuitous
- frivolous
- furious
- garrulous
- gaseous
- generous
- glamorous
- glorious
- gorgeous
- gracious
- gratuitous
- gregarious
- grievous
- harmonious
- hazardous
- heinous
- herbivorous
- heterogeneous
- hideous
- hilarious
- homogeneous
- horrendous
- humorous
- illustrious
- impervious
- impetuous
- inauspicious
- incestuous
- incongruous
- inconspicuous
- incredulous
- indigenous
- industrious
- infamous
- infectious
- ingenious
- injurious
- innocuous
- insidious
- instantaneous
- intravenous
- jealous
- joyous
- judicious
- laborious
- languorous
- lascivious
- libelous
- ludicrous
- luminous
- luscious
- lustrous
- luxurious
- magnanimous
- malicious
- marvelous
- melodious
- meticulous
- miraculous
- miscellaneous
- mischievous
- momentous
- monogamous
- monotonous
- monstrous
- mountainous
- mucous
- murderous
- mutinous
- mysterious
- nauseous
- nebulous
- nervous
- notorious
- noxious
- numerous
- nutritious
- oblivious
- obnoxious
- obvious
- odious
- officious
- ominous
- onerous
- ostentatious
- outrageous
- perilous
- pernicious
- pious
- piteous
- poisonous
- polygamous
- pompous
- ponderous
- populous
- porous
- posthumous
- precarious
- precious
- precipitous
- precocious
- preposterous
- prestigious
- presumptuous
- pretentious
- previous
- prodigious
- promiscuous
- prosperous
- pugnacious
- rancorous
- rapturous
- raucous
- ravenous
- rebellious
- religious
- rendezvous
- repetitious
- ridiculous
- righteous
- rigorous
- riotous
- ruinous
- sacrilegious
- sanctimonious
- scandalous
- scrupulous
- scurrilous
- sensuous
- serious
- simultaneous
- solicitous
- sonorous
- spacious
- specious
- spontaneous
- spurious
- strenuous
- studious
- stupendous
- subconscious
- sumptuous
- superfluous
- superstitious
- surreptitious
- suspicious
- synchronous
- synonymous
- tedious
- tempestuous
- tenacious
- tenuous
- thunderous
- tortuous
- traitorous
- treacherous
- tremendous
- tumultuous
- ubiquitous
- unambiguous
- unanimous
- unconscious
- unscrupulous
- vacuous
- various
- venomous
- vicarious
- vicious
- victorious
- vigorous
- villainous
- virtuous
- vivacious
- vociferous
- voluminous
- voluptuous
- voracious
- wondrous
- zealous
- abstemious
- acidulous
- adulterous
- adventitious
- albuminous
- androgynous
- anhydrous
- antonymous
- aqueous
- assiduous
- beauteous
- bibulous
- bilious
- bituminous
- blusterous
- bodacious
- bounteous
- bumptious
- cacophonous
- cadaverous
- calamitous
- calcareous
- calciferous
- calumnious
- cancerous
- cankerous
- capacious
- captious
- carbonaceous
- carboniferous
- carious
- cartilaginous
- cavernous
- censorious
- chitinous
- clamorous
- clangorous
- commodious
- compendious
- congruous
- consanguineous
- contemporaneous
Showing the first 300 of 1,201, everyday words first and alphabetical inside each group. Use the finder with a length filter to reach the rest.
What is in this list
The longest is pseudoparenchymatous at 20 letters.
They run from 4 to 20 letters; 224 of them have 10 letters, more than any other length.
258 of them — 21% — are in the everyday tier; the rest are filed as rarer.
Every one of them contains each of O, S and U.
The one furthest down the tiers is heteroecious, filed in the unranked list.
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Other endings of 3 letters
Elsewhere
- All …US1,797
- starts ACC
- starts ALL
- starts ANA
- starts ANT
- starts APP
- starts ASS
- starts AUT
- starts BAC
- starts BAL
- starts BAN
- starts BAR
- starts BED
Ordered everyday words first, then alphabetical inside each group — the same rule on every list here. At most 300 are printed on one page.