Words Ending in -OUS
The suffix -ous is one of English's most productive endings. This page lists every ENABLE-dictionary word ending in -ous, grouped by length — a fast way to finish a crossword slot, find a rhyme family, or spot a playable hook in a tile game.
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All 1,193 words ending in ous
6-letter words (9)
aurous6awmous11bayous11bijous15cerous8comous10cymous13famous11fucous11
7-letter words (61)
acajous16acerous9acetous9acinous9adipous10aeneous7agamous10amadous10amorous9anurous7anxious14apodous10aqueous16arduous8arenous7azygous20bilious9boubous11brumous11bulbous11bullous9burnous9cachous14callous9carious9caseous9chylous15chymous17cirrous9citrous9coccous13congous10copious11cormous11coypous14cuprous11curious9devious11dubious10duteous8emulous9envious10estrous7fatuous10ferrous10fibrous12folious10fulvous13fungous11furious10fuscous12gallous8gaseous8gibbous12globous10grumous10gummous12heinous10hideous11hugeous11hydrous14
8-letter words (77)
acarpous12acaulous10aduncous11anginous9angulous9anserous8aphthous16apterous10araceous10arborous10arsenous8arsonous8astomous10bibulous12bigamous13bijugous18bimanous12biparous12biramous12butyrous13caducous13canorous10captious12caribous12cautious10cernuous10chlorous13chromous15citreous10corneous10couscous12covetous13crankous14cribrous12croupous12cumbrous14cumulous12cupreous12decorous11desirous9dextrous16didymous15diecious11digamous12dimerous11dioicous11dizygous22dolorous9edacious11elytrous11enginous9enormous10epigeous11eurokous12exiguous16eximious17fabulous13factious13fashious14fastuous11ferreous11feverous14flexuous18frabjous20generous9glabrous11glaucous11glorious9goitrous9gorgeous10gracious11grievous12griseous9gypseous14hamulous13humorous13ichorous13
9-letter words (84)
acidulous12aluminous11ambiguous14ambitious13amorphous16analogous10anestrous9anhydrous16anomalous11anonymous14apetalous11apogamous14arboreous11arsenious9assiduous10atrocious11audacious12barbarous13beauteous11biogenous12bodacious14bonhomous16bounteous11bumptious15calculous13cancerous13cankerous15capacious15carcajous20cavernous14cetaceous13chancrous16chitinous14cinereous11clamorous13cobaltous13congruous12conscious13coumarous13courteous11crapulous13credulous12cretinous11criminous13cutaneous11dangerous11deciduous13delicious12delirious10dentulous10dexterous17diclinous12diestrous10dioecious12dipterous12edematous12egregious11epigonous12epigynous15eponymous16erogenous10erroneous9exogamous19exogenous17facetious14felonious12ferocious14fistulous12fractious14frivolous15froufrous15fructuous14fugacious15fulgurous13garrulous10glamorous12glutenous10glutinous10gummatous14hazardous22hilarious12humongous15humungous15hypogeous18
10-letter words (98)
abstemious14acephalous17adulterous11alacritous12albuminous14alliaceous12allogamous13amphibious19anadromous13anasarcous12anatropous12antonymous15aposporous14aquiferous22arenaceous12armigerous13auriferous13auspicious14autoecious12autogamous13autogenous11autologous11autonomous12autotomous12avaricious15battailous12bituminous14blusterous12boisterous12cadaverous16calamitous14calcareous14caliginous13calumnious14cancellous14capricious16censorious12ceruminous14chivalrous18circuitous14clangorous13coetaneous12commodious17coniferous15contagious13contiguous13continuous12coriaceous14courageous13curvaceous17curvacious17decapodous16despiteous13diadromous14diaphanous16dimorphous18disastrous11dispiteous13distichous16drupaceous15eczematous23edentulous11endogamous14endogenous12epiphanous17ericaceous14euphonious15extraneous17factitious15fallacious15fastidious14felicitous15fictitious15flagitious14foliaceous15foraminous15fortuitous13fuliginous14gangrenous12gelatinous11glamourous13gluttonous11gramineous13gratuitous11gregarious12gynandrous15halogenous14harmonious15hellacious15hemizygous28herbaceous17homogamous18homogenous16homologous16homonymous20homozygous28horrendous14hypogynous22
11-letter words (62)
abstentious13acrimonious15adenomatous14adventurous15anachronous16androgynous16anfractuous16angiomatous14anisogamous14arenicolous13atrabilious13blasphemous20burglarious14cacophonous20calcicolous17calciferous18calcifugous19callipygous19carnivorous16catadromous16cataractous15ceremonious15champertous20collagenous14compendious18congenerous14conspicuous17contentious13contrarious13coterminous15cruciferous18crustaceous15cupriferous18declivitous17deleterious12diadelphous18dichogamous20dichotomous19dissentious12duplicitous16efficacious21expeditious21fantabulous16farinaceous16farraginous15ferriferous17ferruginous15fibromatous18filamentous16fissiparous16flirtatious14floriferous17frugivorous18granivorous15gypsiferous20hemipterous18herbivorous19homogeneous17homophonous21homopterous18homosporous18hydrogenous19
12-letter words (46)
adscititious15advantageous17adventitious16altitudinous13ambidextrous24amentiferous17anemophilous19anthophilous20argillaceous15ascomycetous21asynchronous20atheromatous17cantankerous18carbonaceous18cementitious16circumfluous21coleopterous16collembolous18complicitous20compunctious20contemptuous18conterminous16contumacious18contumelious16coprophagous22coprophilous21cryptogamous22diatomaceous17discourteous15disingenuous14disputatious15erythematous20eurythermous20gallinaceous15gametogenous16gamopetalous17hebetudinous18heliolatrous15hematogenous18heteroecious17heterogamous18heterogenous16heterologous16heteronomous17heterozygous28hygrophilous24
13-letter words (37)
angiospermous18antireligious14argentiferous17arteriovenous16autocephalous20autochthonous21bibliolatrous17brachypterous25camphoraceous24carboniferous20carcinomatous19cartilaginous16cavernicolous20cleistogamous18condylomatous21conscientious17consentaneous15diathermanous19discontinuous16disharmonious19emphysematous25enterocoelous15entomophagous21entomophilous20exanthematous25fossiliferous19garnetiferous17graminivorous19granulomatous16gymnospermous23hematophagous24heterocystous21heterogeneous17heteropterous18heterosporous18hymenopterous23hypercautious23
14-letter words (14)
actinomycetous23campylotropous25chlorophyllous27consanguineous17contradictious19diamondiferous21dicotyledonous21extemporaneous25geosynchronous23hemimetabolous23heterophyllous25holometabolous21hyperconscious26ichthyophagous31
15-letter words (12)
anthropophagous26antituberculous19basidiomycetous25collenchymatous27contemporaneous21deuteranomalous18disadvantageous21echinodermatous23enantiomorphous22epitheliomatous22excrementitious26hyperfastidious27
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