Words with 'r' as the first letter that end with 'us'


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3 letter words

  • rus

4 letter words

  • rhus
  • rous

5 letter words

  • ramus
  • rebus
  • remus
  • risus
  • ritus
  • rubus
  • rufus

6 letter words

  • radius
  • rallus
  • ramous
  • raphus
  • raptus
  • rastus
  • rattus
  • reatus
  • rectus
  • regius
  • rhesus
  • ribhus
  • rictus
  • rimous
  • rookus
  • ruckus
  • rudous
  • rufous
  • rugous
  • rumpus
  • ruscus

7 letter words

  • rabious
  • radious
  • rageous
  • rameous
  • ramulus
  • raucous
  • refocus
  • regulus
  • rescous
  • reseaus
  • rhabdus
  • rhamnus
  • rhoecus
  • rhombus
  • ricinus
  • riotous
  • rivulus
  • robigus
  • roynous
  • romulus
  • roseous
  • rotulus
  • routous
  • rubious
  • ruinous

8 letter words

  • rabulous
  • racemous
  • radiatus
  • ramulous
  • rapaceus
  • raphanus
  • ratitous
  • ravenous
  • recensus
  • reduvius
  • refluous
  • renculus
  • reovirus
  • resinous
  • revelous
  • rhythmus
  • rhizodus
  • rhizopus
  • rhonchus
  • rigorous
  • risorius
  • royetous
  • rosinous
  • rouleaus
  • rucervus
  • ructious
  • rufulous
  • rumorous
  • rutilous

9 letter words

  • rancorous
  • rapacious
  • rapturous
  • raucorous
  • recurvous
  • redivivus
  • regalecus
  • religious
  • reniculus
  • repandous
  • residuous
  • retecious
  • retiarius
  • revelrous
  • rhizinous
  • righteous
  • riparious
  • rivalrous
  • roboreous
  • rodolphus
  • rosaceous
  • roseolous
  • rousseaus
  • rubineous
  • rudaceous
  • rudolphus
  • rutaceous
  • ruthenous

10 letter words

  • rachipagus
  • radicolous
  • radiferous
  • ramiferous
  • ramigerous
  • ramiparous
  • rampacious
  • rampageous
  • rampagious
  • raniferous
  • ranivorous
  • ranunculus
  • raptorious
  • rebellious
  • recidivous
  • redesirous
  • redivivous
  • rendezvous
  • renunculus
  • reptilious
  • rhinanthus
  • rhinobatus
  • rhinovirus
  • ribaldrous
  • ridiculous
  • rigidulous
  • ripicolous
  • robustious
  • robustuous
  • roisterous
  • roriferous
  • rosmarinus
  • rotiferous
  • rubedinous
  • rubiaceous
  • rubiginous
  • ruinatious
  • rupicolous
  • rurigenous
  • ruthenious

11 letter words

  • rachitomous
  • ramiflorous
  • reambitious
  • repetitious
  • resedaceous
  • resinaceous
  • respectuous
  • restiaceous
  • rhacophorus
  • rhamnaceous
  • rhynchotous
  • rhinogenous
  • rhizanthous
  • rhizocaulus
  • rhizogenous
  • rhizomatous
  • rhizopodous
  • rhodococcus
  • rhomboideus
  • rhotacismus
  • ricciaceous
  • roritorious
  • ruficarpous
  • rufofulvous
  • rufofuscous
  • rufopiceous
  • rumbustious

12 letter words

  • racemiferous
  • radicicolous
  • radiciferous
  • radicivorous
  • raduliferous
  • rambunctious
  • ramentaceous
  • ramuliferous
  • rantankerous
  • rapateaceous
  • receptitious
  • reinfectious
  • rejectaneous
  • reptilferous
  • resiniferous
  • resinifluous
  • resinogenous
  • revictorious
  • rhadamanthus
  • rhinopolypus
  • rhipipterous
  • rhizocarpous
  • rhizophagous
  • rhizophilous
  • rhizophorous
  • rhizostomous
  • rhombogenous
  • rostriferous
  • rumbumptious
  • rumgumptious
  • russolatrous

13 letter words

  • radiatoporous
  • radiciflorous
  • ramentiferous
  • raphidiferous
  • rectitudinous
  • reflexogenous
  • renocutaneous
  • reptilivorous
  • restionaceous
  • rhabdocoelous
  • rhamphosuchus
  • rhizautoicous
  • rhizomorphous
  • rhodophyceous
  • rhodospermous
  • rhopalocerous
  • rynchosporous

14 letter words

  • rafflesiaceous
  • ranunculaceous
  • rectococcygeus
  • resinovitreous
  • rhynchocoelous
  • rhynchophorous
  • rhipidopterous
  • rhizocephalous
  • rhizostomatous
  • rhodomelaceous
  • rivulariaceous
  • rotundifolious
  • rufotestaceous

15 letter words

  • radiophosphorus
  • recrementitious
  • rhamphorhynchus
  • rhinencephalous
  • rhizophoraceous
  • rhodymeniaceous
  • rufoferruginous

16 letter words

  • rhynchocephalous

Which word in particular from this list is made up of the highest number of letters?
The largest word one can derive from the specified combination is 'rhynchocephalous', and it contains 16 characters.

Which word on this page stands out as the most common?
A well-known word for your request is 'religious'.

What's the max number of words one can construct from this combination of letters?
From this page of words beginning with 'r' and ending with 'us', there are 249 entries that can be selected.

Is there a distinct word from this page which might be deemed as interesting?
Dictionarypedia thinks 'rhizophagous' to be the most peculiar word you can put together. According to the dictionary, 'rhizophagous' is defined as "Feeding on roots; root-eating.".

What's the highest possible score you can get in Scrabble from this list of words with 'r' as the 1st letter that end with 'us'?
With the amount of words from which to select, we would recommend selecting 'rhizopus' which scores 22 points overall.