Words that contain 'yr' and end in 'us'


Pick out up to a sizable 123 words for words that have 'yr' in and end with 'us'.

5 letter words

  • cyrus
  • gyrus
  • pyrus
  • syrus

6 letter words

  • byrrus
  • gyrous
  • myrtus

7 letter words

  • apyrous
  • bopyrus
  • gyrinus
  • lyrurus
  • papyrus
  • pyramus
  • pyropus
  • pyrrhus
  • syrphus
  • thyrsus

8 letter words

  • absyrtus
  • butyrous
  • lathyrus
  • myrtilus
  • mormyrus
  • pyritous
  • pyrrhous
  • subgyrus
  • tyrannus
  • zephyrus

9 letter words

  • hyrachyus
  • psithyrus
  • tyrannous
  • zephyrous

10 letter words

  • antigyrous
  • dipyrenous
  • levogyrous
  • myrtaceous
  • oxyrhinous
  • pyrogenous
  • pyrophorus
  • porphyrous
  • tyromatous

11 letter words

  • argyrosomus
  • butyraceous
  • dithyrambus
  • gyracanthus
  • laevogyrous
  • myrabalanus
  • myriapodous
  • myricaceous
  • myriopodous
  • myrmecobius
  • myrothamnus
  • oxyrhynchus
  • pachyrhizus
  • papyraceous
  • papyritious
  • pyrenodeous
  • pyritaceous
  • pyrolaceous
  • pyrolignous
  • pyrophanous
  • pyrophilous
  • pyrophorous
  • pyrrhichius
  • polyrhizous
  • prosogyrous
  • sphyrapicus
  • thyrogenous
  • tyroglyphus
  • tripyrenous
  • xyridaceous

12 letter words

  • amphicyrtous
  • argyranthous
  • cyrillaceous
  • dextrogyrous
  • fagopyrismus
  • gyrodactylus
  • myriosporous
  • myrsinaceous
  • monopyrenous
  • nontyrannous
  • oxyrhynchous
  • pyrenematous
  • pyretogenous
  • pyritiferous
  • pyroligneous
  • pyromorphous
  • styracaceous
  • thyreogenous
  • thyroprivous

13 letter words

  • amblyrhynchus
  • argyropelecus
  • diospyraceous
  • myriacanthous
  • myriophyllous
  • opisthogyrous
  • pyrenocarpous
  • pyroarsenious
  • porphyraceous
  • syringadenous
  • tetrapyrenous
  • thyrisiferous
  • thyrsiflorous
  • tyrannosaurus

14 letter words

  • argyranthemous
  • gyrencephalous
  • gyrophoraceous
  • myristicaceous
  • myrmecochorous
  • myrmecophagous
  • myrmecophilous
  • pachyrhynchous
  • pyrenomycetous
  • pyrobituminous
  • platyrhynchous

15 letter words

  • argyrocephalous
  • myristicivorous
  • myrothamnaceous
  • nonpyritiferous
  • pyrophosphorous
  • porphyrogenitus

17 letter words

  • myriotrichiaceous
  • thyroarytenoideus

18 letter words

  • thyreoarytenoideus

What's the highest possible score you're able to get in Scrabble from this list of words containing 'yr' and ending with 'us'?
With the enormous number of words to select from, we'd advise opting for 'zephyrus' which scores 25 points in total.

Is there a word on this page that jumps out as the most common?
Our database notes that the most popular word that have 'yr' in and end with 'us' is 'papyrus'.

Is there a specific word from this page which could be considered as unique?
'Zephyrus' is definitely the most weird word from our list of words that have 'yr' in and end with 'us'. The dictionary defines it as "The west wind, or zephyr; -- usually personified, and made the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities. Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes. Milton.".

How many words could you make using the combination of letters specified?
From this list of words that contain 'yr' and end in 'us', there are 123 combinations which are possible.

How many characters are in the largest word from this page?
The longest word you could construct from this combination is 'thyreoarytenoideus', and it contains 18 characters.