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


You have an overwhelming 481 results to pick from for words that have 'el' in and end with 'us', so go ape.

6 letter words

  • amelus
  • caelus
  • elanus
  • elymus
  • obelus
  • peleus
  • tellus

7 letter words

  • agelaus
  • amellus
  • angelus
  • asellus
  • camelus
  • celsius
  • helenus
  • helibus
  • ocellus
  • pelorus
  • teledus

8 letter words

  • acoelous
  • agelaius
  • amyelous
  • anhelous
  • apellous
  • ascellus
  • aurelius
  • camellus
  • cypselus
  • citellus
  • delectus
  • delictus
  • delirous
  • delitous
  • elegious
  • elenchus
  • elytrous
  • entellus
  • felonous
  • gemellus
  • heligmus
  • libelous
  • locellus
  • melampus
  • melanous
  • meliadus
  • melleous
  • mellitus
  • meloncus
  • melursus
  • menelaus
  • mustelus
  • napellus
  • nucellus
  • revelous
  • scopelus
  • selectus
  • selenous
  • symmelus
  • telephus
  • thelodus
  • tigellus
  • uromelus
  • vanellus
  • vitellus

9 letter words

  • adelphous
  • aphelinus
  • archelaus
  • belinurus
  • cancellus
  • cautelous
  • celastrus
  • celioncus
  • cellarous
  • cellulous
  • cypselous
  • clitellus
  • cornelius
  • cultellus
  • delegatus
  • delicious
  • delirious
  • delphinus
  • diallelus
  • dicoelous
  • elaeagnus
  • elaphodus
  • elaphurus
  • felonious
  • gelasimus
  • gravelous
  • helobious
  • hemimelus
  • kabeljous
  • libellous
  • lirellous
  • marvelous
  • melilotus
  • melodious
  • nanomelus
  • nickelous
  • olenellus
  • pelecanus
  • pelopaeus
  • peromelus
  • phacellus
  • pselaphus
  • religious
  • revelrous
  • sceloncus

10 letter words

  • acarpelous
  • acoelomous
  • alcelaphus
  • anelytrous
  • anisomelus
  • annelidous
  • asphodelus
  • boselaphus
  • cancellous
  • celebrious
  • delphinius
  • deltoideus
  • dicoelious
  • didelphous
  • ectromelus
  • electrobus
  • elegiambus
  • elychnious
  • epicoelous
  • felicitous
  • gelatinous
  • glabellous
  • helianthus
  • heliconius
  • helleborus
  • hirtellous
  • iambelegus
  • imbellious
  • lunatellus
  • marvellous
  • melanippus
  • melanoplus
  • meliaceous
  • melianthus
  • melicerous
  • melichrous
  • melocactus
  • micromelus
  • nanomelous
  • orbitelous
  • paracelsus
  • pedicellus
  • pellagrous
  • peromelous
  • phocomelus

11 letter words

  • abelmoschus
  • acarpellous
  • adelocerous
  • alticamelus
  • amadelphous
  • ampelideous
  • aphelenchus
  • avellaneous
  • belliferous
  • castellanus
  • castellatus
  • celliferous
  • cheliferous
  • coeligenous
  • coelococcus
  • coelomatous
  • craterellus
  • deleterious
  • deradelphus
  • diadelphous
  • elaeocarpus
  • elephantous
  • epinephelus
  • erysipelous
  • falcinellus
  • felliducous
  • fellifluous
  • gastromelus
  • haustellous
  • helminthous
  • homocoelous
  • immelodious
  • incautelous
  • infelonious
  • irreligious
  • isadelphous
  • meliphagous
  • mellaginous
  • melliferous
  • mellifluous
  • mellivorous
  • myelogenous
  • myelomatous
  • monostelous
  • mustelinous

12 letter words

  • acoelomatous
  • aeluropodous
  • amphicoelous
  • antiopelmous
  • basellaceous
  • buccellarius
  • camelopardus
  • cancellarius
  • canellaceous
  • cantharellus
  • celiadelphus
  • cephalomelus
  • cyclocoelous
  • contumelious
  • delomorphous
  • desmopelmous
  • elasmosaurus
  • elatinaceous
  • electrotonus
  • elephantopus
  • elytriferous
  • elytrigerous
  • enterodelous
  • gelatigenous
  • heliogabalus
  • heliolatrous
  • heliophilous
  • heliophobous
  • infelicitous
  • lobeliaceous
  • melaniferous
  • melanocomous
  • melonechinus
  • monadelphous
  • monodelphous
  • monothelious
  • noncellulous
  • nondelirious
  • nonfelonious
  • nonmelodious
  • nonreligious
  • ocelliferous
  • ocelligerous
  • pelecypodous
  • peltifolious

13 letter words

  • acrosphacelus
  • adelomorphous
  • ampelidaceous
  • antireligious
  • argyropelecus
  • brachelytrous
  • bromeliaceous
  • celastraceous
  • celluliferous
  • chelidosaurus
  • coelacanthous
  • coelospermous
  • dendrocoelous
  • elaeagnaceous
  • electriferous
  • electrophorus
  • elytropolypus
  • enterocoelous
  • erysipelatous
  • helodermatous
  • helvellaceous
  • heterocoelous
  • heteropelmous
  • lamelliferous
  • leucomelanous
  • melancholious
  • melanochroous
  • melanthaceous
  • miscellaneous
  • nepheligenous
  • nickeliferous
  • nonfelicitous
  • nongelatinous
  • nonrebellious
  • overdelicious
  • overmelodious
  • overreligious
  • palmellaceous
  • parmeliaceous
  • pentadelphous
  • polyadelphous
  • porcellaneous
  • rhabdocoelous
  • scelidosaurus
  • schizocoelous

14 letter words

  • anelectrotonus
  • atelocephalous
  • brunelliaceous
  • cellulofibrous
  • chlorellaceous
  • clitelliferous
  • coelastraceous
  • commelinaceous
  • delphinapterus
  • dikelocephalus
  • elachistaceous
  • electronervous
  • electroviscous
  • flagelliferous
  • gelatiniferous
  • gelatinigerous
  • helianthaceous
  • helleboraceous
  • hyperdelicious
  • interreligious
  • lamellicornous
  • melanospermous
  • melanotrichous
  • melastomaceous
  • melianthaceous
  • multilamellous
  • nondeleterious
  • opisthocoelous
  • protoreligious
  • rhynchocoelous
  • rhodomelaceous
  • scutelligerous
  • selachostomous
  • selenitiferous
  • semigelatinous
  • semirebellious
  • serogelatinous
  • socioreligious
  • sterelminthous
  • supermarvelous
  • teleocephalous
  • theligonaceous
  • thymelaeaceous
  • thoracodelphus
  • ultrareligious

15 letter words

  • catelectrotonus
  • clavodeltoideus
  • delesseriaceous
  • eflagelliferous
  • elaeocarpaceous
  • epitheliomatous
  • ethicoreligious
  • hamamelidaceous
  • melanconiaceous
  • myelencephalous
  • ornithodelphous
  • pseudoreligious
  • squamelliferous
  • teleodesmaceous
  • umbelluliferous
  • unselfconscious

16 letter words

  • amyelencephalous
  • cellulocutaneous
  • chlamydoselachus
  • collumelliaceous
  • flagellariaceous
  • lienomyelogenous
  • parallelinervous
  • parallelodromous
  • selaginellaceous
  • sphacelariaceous
  • subumbelliferous
  • teliosporiferous

17 letter words

  • eleutherodactylus
  • eleutheropetalous
  • eleutherophyllous
  • eleutherosepalous
  • parallelepipedous
  • protelytropterous
  • splenomyelogenous

18 letter words

  • adelarthrosomatous
  • historicoreligious
  • teleutosporiferous

19 letter words

  • pseudoerysipelatous

20 letter words

  • scientificoreligious

21 letter words

  • philosophicoreligious

What is the most interesting word from this list?
'Erysipelatous' is certainly the most unusual word in our list of words that have 'el' in and end with 'us'. The common definition of 'erysipelatous' is as follows: "Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.".

How many characters does the longest word from this list consist of?
The longest word is 21 characters, which is 'philosophicoreligious'.

Which word on this page sticks out as the most common?
According to our records, the most common word in the dictionary that have 'el' in and end with 'us' is 'religious'!

In Scrabble, what's the best score you can get using words that have 'el' in and end with 'us'?
As there are heaps of words from which to select, you'll want to pick 'cypselus' scoring 15 points overall.

What is the max number of words you could assemble from this combination of letters?
It is possible to make 481 words using the specified combination.