Words that start with 'g' and contain 'ous'


This is a popular word choice, to such an extent there are over 100 words from the dictionary to choose from.

6 letter words

  • garous
  • gyrous
  • gousty
  • grouse
  • grousy

7 letter words

  • gallous
  • gaseous
  • gibbous
  • gypsous
  • glebous
  • globous
  • glumous
  • goustie
  • groused
  • grouser
  • grouses
  • grugous
  • grumous
  • gummous

8 letter words

  • gashouse
  • geminous
  • gemmeous
  • generous
  • genetous
  • gerousia
  • ginhouse
  • gypseous
  • glabrous
  • glacious
  • glareous
  • glaucous
  • glorious
  • goitrous
  • gonimous
  • gorgeous
  • gracious
  • grievous
  • griseous
  • grousers
  • grousing
  • gunhouse

9 letter words

  • garrulous
  • gaseously
  • gashouses
  • gatehouse
  • geogenous
  • germanous
  • gibbously
  • gingerous
  • glaireous
  • glamorous
  • globously
  • globulous
  • glutaeous
  • glutenous
  • glutinous
  • goustrous
  • graminous
  • granulous
  • gravelous
  • gummatous
  • gumptious
  • guttulous

10 letter words

  • gangrenous
  • gaspergous
  • gatehouses
  • gelatinous
  • gemmaceous
  • generously
  • geophagous
  • geophilous
  • germanious
  • gymnetrous
  • gynandrous
  • glabellous
  • glamourous
  • glanderous
  • glandulous
  • glasshouse
  • glaucously
  • glimmerous
  • gliomatous
  • gloriously
  • glumaceous
  • gluttonous
  • gnetaceous
  • goluptious
  • goosehouse
  • gorgeously
  • graciously
  • gramineous
  • grandevous
  • grasshouse
  • gratuitous
  • greenhouse
  • gregarious
  • grievously
  • grouseless
  • grouselike
  • grouseward
  • guardhouse
  • guesthouse

11 letter words

  • galinaceous
  • gallicolous
  • galliferous
  • gallivorous
  • galloptious
  • galluptious
  • galumptious
  • garrulously
  • gaseousness
  • gemmiferous
  • gemmiparous
  • geodiferous
  • germigenous
  • germiparous
  • gibbousness
  • gymnanthous
  • gymnogenous
  • gymnogynous
  • gymnotokous
  • gynobaseous
  • gypsiferous
  • glamorously
  • glandaceous
  • glandarious
  • glasshouses
  • glycogenous
  • globiferous
  • globousness
  • glochideous
  • glumiferous
  • glutinously
  • gonophorous
  • gordiaceous
  • grangousier
  • graniferous
  • granivorous
  • gravaminous
  • greenhouses
  • gregarinous
  • gressorious
  • grouseberry
  • grousewards
  • grumousness
  • guaniferous
  • guardhouses

12 letter words

  • gallinaceous
  • gametogenous
  • gamopetalous
  • gamophyllous
  • gamosepalous
  • gastrilegous
  • gastrogenous
  • gastropodous
  • geadephagous
  • gelatigenous
  • gelatinously
  • generousness
  • gentilitious
  • genuflexuous
  • geraniaceous
  • geratologous
  • gerontogeous
  • gesneraceous
  • gymnocarpous
  • gymnosporous
  • gymnostomous
  • gynantherous
  • ginkgoaceous
  • gypsophilous
  • glabrousness
  • glamourously
  • glandiferous
  • glanditerous
  • glaucomatous
  • glaucousness
  • gloriousness
  • gluttonously
  • gnathopodous
  • gonidiferous
  • goniotropous
  • gorgeousness
  • gorgonaceous
  • graciousness
  • graminaceous
  • grandisonous
  • gratuitously
  • gregariously
  • grievousness
  • grimmiaceous
  • gunpowderous

13 letter words

  • gallinaginous
  • ganocephalous
  • garnetiferous
  • garrulousness
  • gastriloquous
  • gastrolatrous
  • geitonogamous
  • geminiflorous
  • gemmiparously
  • gemmuliferous
  • gentianaceous
  • germiniparous
  • gesneriaceous
  • gymnoceratous
  • gymnospermous
  • gynecophorous
  • gynodioecious
  • gynomonecious
  • glacioaqueous
  • glamorousness
  • globuliferous
  • globulousness
  • glossophorous
  • glutinousness
  • gnathophorous
  • gnathostomous
  • gonidiogenous
  • goodeniaceous
  • gorgoniaceous
  • gossaniferous
  • graminicolous
  • graminiferous
  • graminivorous
  • grandiloquous
  • granitiferous
  • granuliferous
  • granulomatous
  • grossulaceous
  • grossularious

14 letter words

  • galactophagous
  • galactophygous
  • galactophorous
  • gastrocentrous
  • gelatiniferous
  • gelatinigerous
  • gelatinousness
  • geosynchronous
  • gesticulacious
  • gesticularious
  • gigartinaceous
  • gymnolaematous
  • gynecomorphous
  • gynomonoecious
  • gyrencephalous
  • gyrophoraceous
  • glamourousness
  • glanduliferous
  • glanduligerous
  • glandulousness
  • glauconiferous
  • glaucophyllous
  • gluttonousness
  • gonystylaceous
  • gramineousness
  • graminifolious
  • gratuitousness
  • gregariousness

15 letter words

  • gasteromycetous
  • gemmiferousness
  • gigantostracous
  • gymnodiniaceous
  • gynaecomorphous
  • gynandrosporous
  • gynodioeciously
  • globulariaceous
  • gnathostomatous

16 letter words

  • gynandromorphous
  • gynomonoeciously
  • grossulariaceous

17 letter words

  • geissolomataceous

What is the largest word you can assemble with the combination specified?
There are 17 characters in the word 'geissolomataceous', which makes it the biggest word on this list.

What is the highest scoring word you can play in Scrabble ?
With a massive 275 entries, your best bet is to choose 'gypseous' which scores 14 points.

What's the total number of words you can create using this combination of letters?
From this list of words starting with 'g' that contain 'ous', there are 275 combinations which can be selected.

Which word that starts with 'g' and includes 'ous' is the most unusual?
There are a number of interesting words on this page, however our favorite is 'gastropodous'. According to the Oxford dictionary, 'gastropodous' is defined as "Of or pertaining to the Gastropoda.".

Which word on this page ranks as the most popular?
A popular word for the combination you requested is 'glorious'.