Words that start with 'a' and contain 'us'


This is a popular choice of words, to such an extent that there are over 100 words to pick from.

3 letter words

  • aus

4 letter words

  • acus
  • amus
  • anus
  • apus
  • ausu

5 letter words

  • abrus
  • abuse
  • abush
  • accus
  • actus
  • adusk
  • adust
  • agnus
  • agush
  • agust
  • ahush
  • ainus
  • ayous
  • albus
  • aldus
  • alnus
  • altus
  • alvus
  • amuse
  • angus
  • ankus
  • annus
  • anous
  • aotus
  • arcus
  • argus
  • arius
  • artus
  • arusa
  • ascus

6 letter words

  • abacus
  • ablush
  • abused
  • abusee
  • abuser
  • abuses
  • acarus
  • accuse
  • acinus
  • acorus
  • adieus
  • aditus
  • adjust
  • aeacus
  • aeneus
  • aeolus
  • aestus
  • affuse
  • aflush
  • airbus
  • alalus
  • algous
  • almous
  • alveus
  • ambush
  • amelus
  • amicus
  • amyous
  • amotus
  • amused
  • amusee
  • amuser
  • amuses
  • amusgo
  • amusia
  • angust
  • animus
  • ankush
  • anotus
  • anthus
  • anuses
  • anusim
  • appius
  • aramus
  • arbust

7 letter words

  • abigeus
  • abyssus
  • abortus
  • abtruse
  • abusage
  • abusers
  • abusing
  • abusion
  • abusive
  • acajous
  • acastus
  • accusal
  • accused
  • accuser
  • accuses
  • accusor
  • acerous
  • acetous
  • acilius
  • acinous
  • acolous
  • acomous
  • acousma
  • acrodus
  • actious
  • aculeus
  • acushla
  • acustom
  • adenous
  • adipous
  • adjoust
  • adjusts
  • admetus
  • aeneous
  • aerobus
  • aethusa
  • aflatus
  • agamous
  • agelaus
  • ageusia
  • ageusic
  • agyieus
  • agynous
  • agnuses
  • agrilus

8 letter words

  • abaculus
  • abacuses
  • abelmusk
  • abomasus
  • absyrtus
  • absonous
  • abstruse
  • abusable
  • abusedly
  • abuseful
  • abusious
  • academus
  • acanthus
  • acarpous
  • acaulous
  • accentus
  • accismus
  • accusals
  • accusant
  • accusers
  • accusing
  • accusive
  • accustom
  • acheirus
  • achilous
  • achylous
  • achymous
  • acholous
  • achroous
  • acoelous
  • acolytus
  • acontius
  • acousmas
  • acoustic
  • acrisius
  • adipsous
  • adjusted
  • adjuster
  • adjustor
  • adolphus
  • adoretus
  • adradius
  • aduncous
  • adustion
  • adustive

9 letter words

  • abaciscus
  • ablastous
  • abnormous
  • aboideaus
  • aboiteaus
  • abomasusi
  • abortuses
  • abstruser
  • abusively
  • acanthous
  • acclivous
  • accubitus
  • accusable
  • accusably
  • accusants
  • accusator
  • accustoms
  • acentrous
  • acephalus
  • acervulus
  • achaetous
  • acheilous
  • acheirous
  • achromous
  • acidulous
  • acousmata
  • acoustics
  • aculeolus
  • acuminous
  • acusector
  • adelphous
  • adenoncus
  • adeodatus
  • adjustage
  • adjusters
  • adjusting
  • adjustive
  • adjustors
  • adoptious
  • aedoeagus
  • aegisthus
  • aerobious
  • aeropause
  • aeschylus
  • aetobatus

10 letter words

  • abdominous
  • abiogenous
  • ablepharus
  • abstemious
  • abstrusely
  • abstrusest
  • abstrusion
  • abstrusity
  • abusefully
  • acanaceous
  • acanthurus
  • acanthuses
  • acarpelous
  • accusation
  • accusative
  • accusatory
  • accusatrix
  • accusingly
  • accustomed
  • acephalous
  • aceraceous
  • acetarious
  • acinaceous
  • acinacious
  • acinarious
  • acleistous
  • acoelomous
  • acondylous
  • acousmatic
  • acoustical
  • acousticon
  • acrobryous
  • acrogamous
  • acrogenous
  • acrogynous
  • acronymous
  • acrorhagus
  • acrotomous
  • acusection
  • adactylous
  • adenovirus
  • adephagous
  • adjustable
  • adjustably
  • adjustment

11 letter words

  • abecedarius
  • abelmoschus
  • abietineous
  • ablatitious
  • ablepharous
  • abranchious
  • abstentious
  • abusiveness
  • acalycinous
  • acarpellous
  • accessorius
  • acclivitous
  • accoucheuse
  • accusations
  • accusatival
  • accusatives
  • accustoming
  • accustomize
  • acesodynous
  • acetabulous
  • achromatous
  • acidiferous
  • acidophilus
  • acidulously
  • acoustician
  • acrimonious
  • acrocarpous
  • acrodromous
  • acromyodous
  • acromphalus
  • acronychous
  • acronyctous
  • acrosporous
  • addititious
  • adelocerous
  • adenogenous
  • adenomatous
  • adenopodous
  • adenotyphus
  • adiaphanous
  • adiaphorous
  • adipocerous
  • adipogenous
  • adipomatous
  • adjustation

12 letter words

  • abbotnullius
  • abstemiously
  • abstruseness
  • abstrusities
  • abusefulness
  • acanthaceous
  • acarophilous
  • accoucheuses
  • accusatively
  • accusatorial
  • accusatrixes
  • accustomedly
  • accustomized
  • achariaceous
  • achlamydeous
  • achronychous
  • acidophilous
  • acoelomatous
  • acoustically
  • acridophagus
  • acrogenously
  • acromyotonus
  • actiniferous
  • actinocrinus
  • actinologous
  • adenophoreus
  • adenophorous
  • adenoviruses
  • adiapneustia
  • adjectitious
  • adjustmental
  • adscititious
  • adulterously
  • advantageous
  • advectitious
  • adventitious
  • adversarious
  • aechmophorus
  • aeluropodous
  • aeroacoustic
  • aeropleustic
  • aesculaceous
  • aetheogamous
  • agapanthuses
  • agaricaceous

13 letter words

  • acanthocereus
  • acanthopodous
  • accustomation
  • accustomizing
  • acidulousness
  • acotyledonous
  • acrimoniously
  • acrocephalous
  • acrosphacelus
  • actinocarpous
  • actinodromous
  • actinophorous
  • actinopterous
  • adelomorphous
  • adenophyllous
  • adjustability
  • adscriptitius
  • adventurously
  • aerosinusitis
  • aeschynanthus
  • aigialosaurus
  • albertustaler
  • albocinereous
  • algiomuscular
  • allochthonous
  • allothigenous
  • allothogenous
  • altingiaceous
  • aluminiferous
  • amarantaceous
  • amaryllideous
  • ambagiousness
  • ambidexterous
  • ambiguousness
  • ambitiousness
  • amblycephalus
  • amblyocarpous
  • amblyrhynchus
  • ambrosiaceous
  • amygdalaceous
  • amorphousness
  • ampelidaceous
  • ampherotokous
  • amphigenously
  • amphipneustic

14 letter words

  • abstemiousness
  • abstractitious
  • abstrusenesses
  • acanthocarpous
  • acanthocladous
  • acanthophorous
  • acanthopterous
  • accusativeness
  • accusatorially
  • accustomedness
  • achromophilous
  • acinacifolious
  • actinobacillus
  • actinomycesous
  • actinomycetous
  • actinomorphous
  • adenostemonous
  • adiathermanous
  • adscititiously
  • adscriptitious
  • adulterousness
  • advantageously
  • adventitiously
  • adversifolious
  • aeschynomenous
  • africanthropus
  • agribusinesses
  • albuminiferous
  • albuminiparous
  • albuminogenous
  • albuminousness
  • alectoropodous
  • allagophyllous
  • amaranthaceous
  • ambidextrously
  • ambisinistrous
  • amygdaliferous
  • ammonitiferous
  • amorphophallus
  • amphibiousness
  • amphicondylous
  • anacardiaceous
  • anacatadidymus
  • anacrustically
  • anametadromous

15 letter words

  • acanthopomatous
  • accessoriusorii
  • acetabuliferous
  • achlorophyllous
  • acousticophobia
  • acoustoelectric
  • acrimoniousness
  • adiaphanousness
  • adventurousness
  • aegithognathous
  • affusedaffusing
  • allagostemonous
  • alphitomorphous
  • alternipetalous
  • alternisepalous
  • amaryllidaceous
  • ammonocarbonous
  • amphiboliferous
  • andromonoecious
  • anfractuousness
  • angiospermatous
  • angulatogibbous
  • angulatosinuous
  • angustirostrate
  • anomalocephalus
  • anomalogonatous
  • antecedaneously
  • anthropophagous
  • anthropophilous
  • anticarnivorous
  • anticeremonious
  • anticrepuscular
  • antimusicalness
  • antireligiously
  • antituberculous
  • apoplastogamous
  • archaeopithecus
  • argyrocephalous
  • asclepiadaceous
  • asymmetranthous
  • assumptiousness
  • atrabiliousness
  • atrosanguineous
  • autochthonously
  • autocombustible

16 letter words

  • acanthocephalous
  • acousticolateral
  • actinopterygious
  • adenocystomatous
  • advantageousness
  • adventitiousness
  • agnathostomatous
  • alectoromorphous
  • ambidextrousness
  • amyelencephalous
  • amphibolostylous
  • amphicarpogenous
  • anthraceniferous
  • anthracitiferous
  • anthropomorphous
  • anthropopithecus
  • anticensoriously
  • anticontagiously
  • antienthusiastic
  • antisensuousness
  • aponogetonaceous
  • archaeostomatous
  • archichlamydeous
  • asymmetrocarpous
  • asterospondylous
  • australopithecus
  • autocoprophagous

17 letter words

  • anisocotyledonous
  • anthropophagously
  • anticeremoniously
  • antistreptococcus
  • aploperistomatous
  • argilloarenaceous
  • argillocalcareous
  • aristolochiaceous
  • australopithecine
  • autochthonousness

18 letter words

  • adelarthrosomatous
  • adenocarcinomatous
  • ancistrocladaceous
  • anthropomorphously
  • anticensoriousness
  • anticontagiousness
  • archicleistogamous
  • argilloferruginous
  • australopithecinae

19 letter words

  • anticeremoniousness
  • autobasidiomycetous

20 letter words

  • antienthusiastically

Which word in particular from this list has the highest letter count?
There are 20 characters in the word 'antienthusiastically', making it the longest word Dictionarypedia has.

In Scrabble, what is the highest possible score you can get from words starting with 'a' that contain 'us'?
With an overwhelming 1,566 entries, we'd advise choosing 'azymous' scoring 21 points in total.

Which word that starts with 'a' and includes 'us' is the most common word in the dictionary?
According to our database, the most popular word in the dictionary that start with 'a' and include 'us' is 'anxious'.

How many viable words can you put together using words that start with 'a' and include 'us'?
You could derive 1,566 words with the specified combination.

Is there an example of a word from this page which might be deemed as unusual?
'Argilliferous' certainly ranks as the most strange word in our list of words that start with 'a' and include 'us'. According to the English dictionary, 'argilliferous' means "Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil. Kirwan.".