10-Letter Words Ending in OUS

There are 294 10-letter words that end in OUS. 126 are common words, such as ABSTEMIOUS and ADULTEROUS. A rarer one is VIRAGINOUS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (176 words). 22 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 294

Common words

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About this list

Words
294 (126 common words)
Common example
abstemious
Rare example
viraginous
Doubled letters
22
Ending in S
294
Most frequent letter
I (176)

Questions

How many 10-letter words ending in ous are there?

294. 126 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSTEMIOUS is among the common words in this set.