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


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5 letter words

  • cebus
  • cetus

6 letter words

  • cedrus
  • census
  • cephus
  • cepous
  • cercus
  • cereus
  • cerous
  • cervus
  • cestus
  • urceus

7 letter words

  • acerous
  • acetous
  • calceus
  • ceduous
  • celsius
  • cepheus
  • cerasus
  • cereous
  • cesious
  • croceus
  • lynceus
  • oceanus
  • ocellus
  • piceous
  • ploceus

8 letter words

  • accentus
  • araceous
  • ascellus
  • caduceus
  • cenchrus
  • cerberus
  • cernuous
  • cervulus
  • cricetus
  • croceous
  • dicerous
  • egocerus
  • locellus
  • mycetous
  • nucellus
  • oceanous
  • poaceous
  • procerus
  • racemous
  • rapaceus
  • recensus
  • rucervus
  • ulcerous
  • urceolus

9 letter words

  • acentrous
  • acephalus
  • acervulus
  • apiaceous
  • bixaceous
  • bryaceous
  • buxaceous
  • cancellus
  • cancerous
  • ceanothus
  • celastrus
  • celioncus
  • cellarous
  • cellulous
  • centaurus
  • centrotus
  • cepaceous
  • cephalous
  • ceraceous
  • ceratodus
  • ceruleous
  • cetaceous
  • cocaceous
  • concentus
  • conceptus
  • cumaceous
  • erinaceus
  • fabaceous
  • facetious
  • fagaceous
  • filaceous
  • fucaceous
  • julaceous
  • larcenous
  • lilaceous
  • limaceous
  • linaceous
  • lutaceous
  • malaceous
  • micaceous
  • mniaceous
  • moraceous
  • musaceous
  • noncensus
  • oleaceous

10 letter words

  • acanaceous
  • acephalous
  • aceraceous
  • acetarious
  • acinaceous
  • adoxaceous
  • aizoaceous
  • alcelaphus
  • alliaceous
  • alutaceous
  • amylaceous
  • ammiaceous
  • anonaceous
  • arecaceous
  • arenaceous
  • avenaceous
  • baccaceous
  • byssaceous
  • bucephalus
  • bulbaceous
  • cactaceous
  • callicebus
  • cancellous
  • cannaceous
  • cartaceous
  • celebrious
  • cenanthous
  • cenogonous
  • censorious
  • centriscus
  • cephalotus
  • ceratinous
  • cercocebus
  • cerianthus
  • ceriferous
  • cerigerous
  • ceruminous
  • cetorhinus
  • characeous
  • chylaceous
  • cistaceous
  • cysticerus
  • coccaceous
  • codiaceous
  • coriaceous

11 letter words

  • abecedarius
  • accessorius
  • acesodynous
  • acetabulous
  • adelocerous
  • adipocerous
  • alismaceous
  • alsinaceous
  • amentaceous
  • annonaceous
  • araliaceous
  • arboraceous
  • asteraceous
  • atropaceous
  • bangiaceous
  • batidaceous
  • betulaceous
  • bicephalous
  • boletaceous
  • butyraceous
  • butomaceous
  • caffiaceous
  • capilaceous
  • carduaceous
  • caricaceous
  • celliferous
  • centranthus
  • centropomus
  • centrosoyus
  • centunculus
  • cephalophus
  • ceremonious
  • cerophilous
  • cespititous
  • cetiosaurus
  • chartaceous
  • chordaceous
  • cycadaceous
  • cynaraceous
  • cineraceous
  • cyperaceous
  • cysticercus
  • cytinaceous
  • cladocerous
  • clusiaceous

12 letter words

  • acanthaceous
  • achariaceous
  • aesculaceous
  • agaricaceous
  • ampullaceous
  • anencephalus
  • apocynaceous
  • arcocentrous
  • argillaceous
  • armeniaceous
  • ascomycetous
  • athericerous
  • atroceruleus
  • balsamaceous
  • basellaceous
  • begoniaceous
  • bombacaceous
  • brachycerous
  • buccellarius
  • burseraceous
  • butteraceous
  • cancellarius
  • canellaceous
  • capillaceous
  • carbonaceous
  • cecidogenous
  • celiadelphus
  • cementitious
  • centifolious
  • centrodesmus
  • cephalanthus
  • cephalodymus
  • cephalomelus
  • cephalopagus
  • cephalotaxus
  • ceramiaceous
  • ceratosaurus
  • cerebratulus
  • cespititious
  • chalcedonous
  • cyatheaceous
  • cichoraceous
  • cynocephalus
  • cyrillaceous
  • clathraceous

13 letter words

  • acanthocereus
  • acrocephalous
  • acrosphacelus
  • altingiaceous
  • amarantaceous
  • amblycephalus
  • ambrosiaceous
  • amygdalaceous
  • ampelidaceous
  • anencephalous
  • antecedaneous
  • anticancerous
  • arctocephalus
  • arundinaceous
  • atroceruleous
  • aurantiaceous
  • autocephalous
  • bacteriaceous
  • balsameaceous
  • bignoniaceous
  • boraginaceous
  • brassicaceous
  • bromeliaceous
  • calyceraceous
  • camphoraceous
  • caulerpaceous
  • celastraceous
  • celluliferous
  • centronucleus
  • cephalanthous
  • cephalocereus
  • cephalodiscus
  • cephalopodous
  • cephalopterus
  • ceratofibrous
  • ceratoglossus
  • cercopithecus
  • cerumniparous
  • chamecephalus
  • cyanophyceous
  • cichoriaceous
  • cylindraceous
  • cinchonaceous
  • cynocephalous
  • cladoniaceous

14 letter words

  • actinomycesous
  • actinomycetous
  • amaranthaceous
  • anacardiaceous
  • androcephalous
  • anthocephalous
  • anticensorious
  • aquifoliaceous
  • atelocephalous
  • balsaminaceous
  • beggiatoaceous
  • berberidaceous
  • blastomycetous
  • brunelliaceous
  • burmanniaceous
  • calamariaceous
  • campanulaceous
  • candolleaceous
  • cannabinaceous
  • capparidaceous
  • caryocaraceous
  • casuarinaceous
  • cecidomyiidous
  • cellulofibrous
  • cephalacanthus
  • cephalophorous
  • cephalotaceous
  • ceruminiferous
  • chamecephalous
  • chytridiaceous
  • chlorellaceous
  • chlorophyceous
  • chordacentrous
  • cyclanthaceous
  • cymbocephalous
  • cynomoriaceous
  • clinocephalous
  • coelastraceous
  • commelinaceous
  • corallinaceous
  • cucurbitaceous
  • dasycladaceous
  • diapensiaceous
  • dikelocephalus
  • dioscoreaceous

15 letter words

  • acetabuliferous
  • amaryllidaceous
  • anomalocephalus
  • anticeremonious
  • argyrocephalous
  • asclepiadaceous
  • bacillariaceous
  • basidiomycetous
  • bennettitaceous
  • bothriocephalus
  • brachycephalous
  • calcitestaceous
  • calycanthaceous
  • caprifoliaceous
  • chenopodiaceous
  • chloranthaceous
  • chroococcaceous
  • cynocrambaceous
  • cladophoraceous
  • convolvulaceous
  • corneosiliceous
  • cryptocephalous
  • delesseriaceous
  • elaeocarpaceous
  • escalloniaceous
  • extrafoliaceous
  • fissidentaceous
  • flacourtiaceous
  • fouquieriaceous
  • gasteromycetous
  • gymnodiniaceous
  • globulariaceous
  • haloragidaceous
  • hamamelidaceous
  • heterocephalous
  • hydrocaryaceous
  • impatientaceous
  • interfoliaceous
  • intrafoliaceous
  • leontocephalous
  • lissencephalous
  • lomentariaceous
  • macrencephalous
  • marcgraviaceous
  • marchantiaceous

16 letter words

  • acanthocephalous
  • amyelencephalous
  • anthraceniferous
  • aponogetonaceous
  • balanophoraceous
  • caesalpiniaceous
  • callitrichaceous
  • caryophyllaceous
  • cellulocutaneous
  • chaetophoraceous
  • coleochaetaceous
  • collumelliaceous
  • convallariaceous
  • corynocarpaceous
  • dentatosetaceous
  • desmarestiaceous
  • dolichocephalous
  • erythroxylaceous
  • flagellariaceous
  • grossulariaceous
  • hydrophyllaceous
  • hippocrateaceous
  • ichthyocephalous
  • koeberliniaceous
  • laboulbeniaceous
  • lardizabalaceous
  • malesherbiaceous
  • nonproteinaceous
  • ophioglossaceous
  • ornithocephalous
  • peronosporaceous
  • phanerocephalous
  • phycochromaceous
  • philorchidaceous
  • piceoferruginous
  • pleurocapsaceous
  • pleurococcaceous
  • podostemonaceous
  • prionodesmaceous
  • pseudofoliaceous
  • rhynchocephalous
  • saprolegniaceous
  • schizolaenaceous
  • scytonemataceous
  • scytopetalaceous

17 letter words

  • argilloarenaceous
  • aristolochiaceous
  • calcareosiliceous
  • centrolepidaceous
  • ceratophyllaceous
  • chlorophyllaceous
  • cochlospermaceous
  • crossosomataceous
  • dibothriocephalus
  • dipterocarpaceous
  • geissolomataceous
  • hydrocarbonaceous
  • hydrocharidaceous
  • hydrocharitaceous
  • hydrophylliaceous
  • hymenophyllaceous
  • hippocastanaceous
  • jungermanniaceous
  • lentibulariaceous
  • lepidodendraceous
  • myriotrichiaceous
  • myxobacteriaceous
  • oscillatoriaceous
  • pentaphylacaceous
  • potamogetonaceous
  • protosiphonaceous
  • scheuchzeriaceous
  • scrophulariaceous
  • siliceocalcareous
  • sphaerococcaceous
  • sphenophyllaceous
  • trentepohliaceous
  • trochodendraceous
  • tuberculariaceous

18 letter words

  • ancistrocladaceous
  • brachistocephalous
  • ceratopteridaceous
  • chamaesiphonaceous
  • dictyosiphonaceous
  • entomophthoraceous
  • membranocoriaceous
  • ovatocylindraceous
  • vegetocarbonaceous

19 letter words

  • autobasidiomycetous
  • cephalothoracopagus
  • phycochromophyceous
  • saccharofarinaceous
  • saccharomycetaceous
  • subdolichocephalous

20 letter words

  • calcareoargillaceous
  • platybrachycephalous
  • protobasidiomycetous

21 letter words

  • chlamydobacteriaceous
  • platydolichocephalous

What's the highest scoring word in Scrabble you can play for ?
With the number of words to select from, your best bet is 'cenchrus' scoring 15 points overall.

How many characters are in the largest word from this page?
The longest word one can derive from the specified combination is 'chlamydobacteriaceous', which contains 21 characters.

How many words are there using the combination specified?
On this list of words containing 'ce' and ending with 'us', Dictionarypedia has discovered 1,134 effective entries which are possible in total.

Is there a word from this page of word that has 'ce' in and ends with 'us' which might be thought of as unique?
The most interesting word in our opinion is 'campanulaceous'. According to the dictionary, 'campanulaceous' means "Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants (Camponulaceæ) of which Campanula is the type, and which includes the Canterbury bell, the harebell, and the Venus's looking-glass.".

Which word that has 'ce' in and ends with 'us' is the most common word?
'Miscellaneous' is the most popular word from this that have 'ce' in and end with 'us', ranked 15583rd most common word.