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


This is a popular choice of words, to such an extent that there are over 100 words to choose from. Have fun children!

5 letter words

  • claus

6 letter words

  • cyclus
  • cladus
  • clavus
  • clerus
  • clivus
  • clonus

7 letter words

  • cinclus
  • clipeus
  • clypeus
  • clyssus
  • nucleus

8 letter words

  • cladodus
  • clathrus
  • claudius
  • climacus
  • eteoclus
  • inclusus
  • sclerous
  • taclocus

9 letter words

  • acclivous
  • anacyclus
  • androclus
  • asclepius
  • clamorous
  • clianthus
  • climatius
  • clitellus
  • declivous
  • diclinous
  • myoclonus
  • nauclerus
  • nucleolus
  • patroclus

10 letter words

  • acleistous
  • cyclanthus
  • clamourous
  • clangorous
  • claosaurus
  • claviculus
  • proclivous
  • pronucleus
  • syncladous
  • subclavius
  • subnucleus
  • trinucleus

11 letter words

  • acclivitous
  • cyclophorus
  • cyclothurus
  • cinclidotus
  • cladanthous
  • cladocerous
  • cladogenous
  • clavigerous
  • clusiaceous
  • declivitous
  • gymnocladus
  • hebecladous
  • meganucleus
  • monoclinous
  • monoclonius
  • nucleolinus
  • paranucleus
  • polycladous
  • scleranthus
  • unclamorous

12 letter words

  • amphinucleus
  • ancylocladus
  • cyclocoelous
  • cyclopterous
  • cyclosporous
  • cyclostomous
  • cladocarpous
  • clathraceous
  • clethraceous
  • macrocladous
  • macronucleus
  • matriclinous
  • matroclinous
  • megasclerous
  • micronucleus
  • nonclamorous
  • nucleiferous
  • pachycladous
  • patriclinous
  • patroclinous
  • proclivitous
  • sclerogenous

13 letter words

  • asclepiadeous
  • centronucleus
  • cyclospermous
  • cyclotosaurus
  • cladautoicous
  • cladoniaceous
  • clavariaceous
  • cleistogamous
  • cleistogenous
  • climaciaceous
  • clinocephalus
  • clistocarpous
  • cryptocleidus
  • endonucleolus
  • heteroclinous
  • heteroclitous
  • kinetonucleus
  • microsclerous
  • paramyoclonus
  • phyllocladous
  • physoclistous
  • sclerodermous
  • trophonucleus
  • unacclivitous

14 letter words

  • acanthocladous
  • ancistrocladus
  • blepharoclonus
  • cyclanthaceous
  • cyclorrhaphous
  • cyclostomatous
  • cleistocarpous
  • clinocephalous
  • clitelliferous
  • dasycladaceous
  • ecclesiasticus
  • masculonucleus
  • nondeclivitous
  • scleratogenous
  • sclerophyllous

15 letter words

  • asclepiadaceous
  • cyclospondylous
  • cladophoraceous
  • clavodeltoideus
  • pseudonucleolus
  • sclerodermatous

16 letter words

  • idiocyclophanous
  • noncleistogamous
  • sclerenchymatous

18 letter words

  • ancistrocladaceous
  • archicleistogamous

22 letter words

  • sternocleidomastoideus

What is an unusual word from the combinations possible ?
Ranking as the most unusual word on this page is 'monoclinous'. 'Monoclinous''s definition is "Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower.", according to the English dictionary.

What's the most common word that has 'cl' in and ends with 'us' in the dictionary?
Ranking as the 19097th most popular word, you'll want to make sure you've got 'nucleus' in your arsenal.

In total, how many words are possible to make using this combination of letters?
There are 139 fantastic words you can choose for words that have 'cl' in and end with 'us'.

How many letters are in the longest word on this page?
The longest word that's possible to derive from this list is 'sternocleidomastoideus', which has 22 characters.

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble with the requested combination ?
With an overwhelming 139 entries, we would advise opting for 'climacus' scoring 14 points in total.