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


With a wide variety of choices (668 entries), there's no shortage of options.

5 letter words

  • lieus
  • linus
  • litus

6 letter words

  • clivus
  • colius
  • filius
  • julius
  • limbus
  • limous
  • linous
  • litmus
  • lituus

7 letter words

  • acilius
  • bilious
  • bulimus
  • clipeus
  • colinus
  • fliffus
  • folious
  • halitus
  • helibus
  • iliacus
  • ilissus
  • lignous
  • limbous
  • limulus
  • linctus
  • lithous
  • milieus
  • solidus

8 letter words

  • aurelius
  • calixtus
  • climacus
  • delictus
  • delirous
  • delitous
  • halimous
  • halinous
  • heligmus
  • libelous
  • licorous
  • ligneous
  • likerous
  • liparous
  • lipeurus
  • liquidus
  • mamilius
  • meliadus
  • mellitus
  • merulius
  • nauplius
  • obliquus
  • orbilius
  • paliurus
  • paulinus
  • pulicous
  • purlieus
  • salivous
  • trollius
  • validous
  • villicus

9 letter words

  • acclivous
  • aliferous
  • aligerous
  • anilingus
  • aphelinus
  • ballismus
  • belinurus
  • botulinus
  • calibogus
  • caliculus
  • celioncus
  • cilicious
  • clianthus
  • climatius
  • clitellus
  • cornelius
  • declivous
  • delicious
  • delirious
  • diclinous
  • halituous
  • libellous
  • librarius
  • lichenous
  • lickerous
  • lienculus
  • lilaceous
  • limaceous
  • linaceous
  • linanthus
  • lirellous
  • literatus
  • lithobius
  • litigious
  • lixivious
  • malicious
  • melilotus
  • oblivious
  • otolithus
  • palinurus
  • philippus
  • popliteus
  • religious
  • siliceous
  • silicious

10 letter words

  • alliaceous
  • anilinctus
  • annelidous
  • basiliscus
  • biliferous
  • blisterous
  • bombylious
  • botulismus
  • caliginous
  • callicebus
  • catholicus
  • cauliculus
  • ciliferous
  • cochliodus
  • colibertus
  • colliculus
  • cotyliscus
  • dicoelious
  • dolicholus
  • dolichurus
  • duplicatus
  • duplicious
  • embolismus
  • felicitous
  • filiferous
  • filigerous
  • foliaceous
  • foliageous
  • fuliginous
  • galliambus
  • glimmerous
  • gliomatous
  • haliaeetus
  • helianthus
  • heliconius
  • hiliferous
  • ilicaceous
  • imbellious
  • kaligenous
  • libidinous
  • libocedrus
  • librarious
  • licentious
  • liliaceous
  • limicolous

11 letter words

  • acclivitous
  • alismaceous
  • amyliferous
  • ampelideous
  • antibilious
  • araliaceous
  • atrabilious
  • axonolipous
  • balistarius
  • belliferous
  • bisiliquous
  • blizzardous
  • callionymus
  • callipygous
  • callisaurus
  • canaliculus
  • caulicolous
  • cauliferous
  • cauligenous
  • caulivorous
  • celliferous
  • cheliferous
  • chyliferous
  • ciliiferous
  • cinclidotus
  • coeligenous
  • cunnilingus
  • declivitous
  • duplicitous
  • felliducous
  • fellifluous
  • flirtatious
  • foliicolous
  • foliiferous
  • folliculous
  • galinaceous
  • gallicolous
  • galliferous
  • gallirallus
  • gallivorous
  • inquilinous
  • irreligious
  • labialismus
  • latifolious
  • laxifolious

12 letter words

  • abbotnullius
  • alkaliferous
  • alkaligenous
  • anguliferous
  • baculiferous
  • californicus
  • callistephus
  • canaliferous
  • cauliflorous
  • celiadelphus
  • centifolious
  • complicitous
  • contumelious
  • copaliferous
  • cotyligerous
  • cunnilinctus
  • cupuliferous
  • equilibrious
  • filibustrous
  • gallinaceous
  • gentilitious
  • heliogabalus
  • heliolatrous
  • heliophilous
  • heliophobous
  • infelicitous
  • jaculiferous
  • libaniferous
  • lichenaceous
  • ligniperdous
  • limnophilous
  • lipoceratous
  • litholatrous
  • lithophagous
  • lithophilous
  • lithophytous
  • lobeliaceous
  • maculicolous
  • maculiferous
  • matriclinous
  • matroclinous
  • metanauplius
  • moniliaceous
  • monothelious
  • nebuliferous

13 letter words

  • amaryllideous
  • ampelidaceous
  • amplitudinous
  • animalivorous
  • antireligious
  • argilliferous
  • asperifolious
  • bacilliparous
  • bibliolatrous
  • bibliophagous
  • bromeliaceous
  • capsuliferous
  • capsuligerous
  • celluliferous
  • chelidosaurus
  • cylindraceous
  • climaciaceous
  • clinocephalus
  • clistocarpous
  • cocculiferous
  • corallidomous
  • coralliferous
  • coralligenous
  • coralligerous
  • corolliferous
  • dolichopodous
  • dolichosaurus
  • filibusterous
  • filipendulous
  • folioliferous
  • fossiliferous
  • gallinaginous
  • ganglioplexus
  • gemmuliferous
  • globuliferous
  • granuliferous
  • heteroclinous
  • heteroclitous
  • iliococcygeus
  • lamelliferous
  • laterifolious
  • libanophorous
  • lichenicolous
  • lichenivorous
  • lignitiferous

14 letter words

  • acinacifolious
  • adversifolious
  • amygdaliferous
  • angustifolious
  • anilinophilous
  • anomaliflorous
  • aquifoliaceous
  • atrabiliarious
  • brunelliaceous
  • campulitropous
  • cylindromatous
  • clinocephalous
  • clitelliferous
  • commelinaceous
  • conchyliferous
  • corallinaceous
  • diversifolious
  • dolichoglossus
  • dolichostylous
  • fibrilliferous
  • flagelliferous
  • glanduliferous
  • glanduligerous
  • graminifolious
  • helianthaceous
  • hyperdelicious
  • integrifolious
  • interreligious
  • lamellicornous
  • limnanthaceous
  • melianthaceous
  • multisiliquous
  • nondeclivitous
  • nonflirtatious
  • nonproliferous
  • nullibiquitous
  • oligostemonous
  • operculiferous
  • operculigenous
  • operculigerous
  • overlicentious
  • oversolicitous
  • pallidiflorous
  • papilionaceous
  • petrosiliceous

15 letter words

  • acetabuliferous
  • amaryllidaceous
  • amphiboliferous
  • caprifoliaceous
  • corneosiliceous
  • crystalliferous
  • crystalligerous
  • eflagelliferous
  • epitheliomatous
  • ethicoreligious
  • extrafoliaceous
  • fibrolipomatous
  • fimbrilliferous
  • hamamelidaceous
  • interfoliaceous
  • intrafoliaceous
  • libanotophorous
  • lissencephalous
  • nonviruliferous
  • oppositifolious
  • periligamentous
  • propliopithecus
  • pseudoreligious
  • spiraculiferous
  • squamelliferous
  • staphylinideous
  • strombuliferous
  • superfoliaceous
  • suprafoliaceous
  • tuberculiferous
  • tuboligamentous
  • umbelluliferous
  • umbraculiferous
  • unfossiliferous

16 letter words

  • callitrichaceous
  • collumelliaceous
  • dolichocephalous
  • fibroligamentous
  • interligamentous
  • intraligamentous
  • koeberliniaceous
  • lienomyelogenous
  • nonfossiliferous
  • nonmetalliferous
  • parallelinervous
  • pseudofoliaceous
  • sanguineobilious
  • silicicalcareous
  • silicocalcareous
  • subumbelliferous
  • teliosporiferous
  • tourmaliniferous
  • vallisneriaceous
  • verticilliaceous

17 letter words

  • calcareosiliceous
  • hectocotyliferous
  • hydrophylliaceous
  • salinosulphureous
  • siliceocalcareous
  • silicoferruginous
  • trentepohliaceous

18 letter words

  • chlorophylliferous
  • chlorophylligenous
  • chlorophylligerous
  • historicoreligious
  • musculoligamentous
  • ovatocylindraceous
  • verisimilitudinous

19 letter words

  • subdolichocephalous

20 letter words

  • scientificoreligious

21 letter words

  • philosophicoreligious
  • platydolichocephalous

Which word in particular from this list has the highest letter count?
'philosophicoreligious'

What's the maximum number of words you can put together from this combination of letters?
It is possible to assemble 668 words with the specified combination.

What is the most common word for this page?
We've discovered that 'religious' is the 1151st most common word.

What is the highest scoring word you can play in Scrabble ?
Since there are a sizeable 668 entries, you'll want to select 'obliquus' scoring 19 points.

Is there an example of a word from this page of word that has 'li' in and ends with 'us' which might be considered as interesting?
By far the most unusual word in this list is 'salivous'. The dictionary defines it as "Pertaining to saliva; of the nature of saliva.".