Words that contain 'p' and end in 'rus'


This is a popular choice of words, so much so that there are over 100 words to consider.

5 letter words

  • parus
  • pyrus
  • porus

6 letter words

  • cyprus
  • pagrus
  • sparus

7 letter words

  • bopyrus
  • cyperus
  • ephorus
  • pagurus
  • papyrus
  • pelorus
  • pylorus
  • tapirus

8 letter words

  • bosporus
  • dipterus
  • hesperus
  • lipeurus
  • paliurus
  • pandarus
  • petaurus
  • pindarus
  • poncirus
  • poxvirus
  • procerus
  • prosorus
  • provirus
  • zephyrus
  • zophorus

9 letter words

  • elaphurus
  • juniperus
  • lepidurus
  • palinurus
  • parandrus
  • polyborus
  • polyporus
  • proestrus
  • psephurus
  • psithyrus
  • zoophorus

10 letter words

  • ablepharus
  • alopecurus
  • canephorus
  • cryophorus
  • doryphorus
  • eurypterus
  • notopterus
  • ophisaurus
  • pentamerus
  • perochirus
  • phosphorus
  • pyrophorus
  • pliosaurus
  • poliovirus
  • polypterus
  • sceloporus
  • scorpiurus
  • sphingurus
  • stipiturus
  • xiphosurus

11 letter words

  • apatosaurus
  • camptosorus
  • cyclophorus
  • cistophorus
  • dipsosaurus
  • epomophorus
  • herpesvirus
  • istiophorus
  • kornephorus
  • lophophorus
  • micropterus
  • necrophorus
  • ophiosaurus
  • papovavirus
  • paradoxurus
  • pariasaurus
  • pastophorus
  • pharomacrus
  • philetaerus
  • pomacentrus
  • protopterus
  • pterophorus
  • rhacophorus
  • stephanurus
  • tetrapturus

12 letter words

  • aechmophorus
  • chaetopterus
  • chlamyphorus
  • edaphosaurus
  • griphosaurus
  • gryphosaurus
  • histiophorus
  • malapterurus
  • odontophorus
  • palaeosaurus
  • pareiasaurus
  • phacochoerus
  • picornavirus
  • plesiosaurus
  • pleurosaurus
  • proteosaurus
  • pseudoscarus
  • sciuropterus
  • sphenophorus
  • splenicterus
  • trachypterus

13 letter words

  • cephalopterus
  • cnemidophorus
  • dactylopterus
  • electrophorus
  • paramyxovirus
  • potamochoerus
  • protorosaurus
  • sphaerophorus

14 letter words

  • cheilodipterus
  • delphinapterus
  • phoenicopterus

15 letter words

  • ferrophosphorus
  • ophthalmosaurus
  • radiophosphorus
  • triodontophorus

16 letter words

  • organophosphorus

Is there an example word from this page of word that has 'p' in and ends with 'rus' that could be deemed as unique in any manner?
Ranking as our favorite unusual word on this list is 'cyprus'. According to the Oxford dictionary, 'cyprus' means "A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning. [Obs.] Lawn as white as driven snow, cyprus black as e'er was crow. Shak.".

How many acceptable words are possible to make using the combination which you've searched for?
From this page of words that have 'p' in and end with 'rus', we have found 122 outstanding entries that are possible.

Which word in particular on this page is made up of the highest number of letters?
'Organophosphorus' has 16 characters, and is the longest word one can make from the combination searched for.

In Scrabble, what's the highest score possible using words that have 'p' in and end with 'rus'?
With an extensive 122 entries, your best option is 'zephyrus' which scores 25 points overall.

Which word on this page is the most popular?
Rating as the 30432nd most common word, you will want to ensure that you have 'papyrus' committed to memory.