12-Letter Words Containing OUS

There are 416 12-letter words that contain OUS. 177 are common words, such as ABSTEMIOUSLY and ACOUSTICALLY. A rarer one is VIRULIFEROUS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (275 words). 93 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 416

Common words

abstemiouslyacousticallyadvantageousadventitiousambidextrousamphibiouslyasynchronousauspiciouslyautonomouslyavariciouslyboisterouslycalamitously
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About this list

Words
416 (177 common words)
Common example
abstemiously
Rare example
viruliferous
Doubled letters
93
Ending in S
276
Most frequent letter
E (275)

Questions

How many 12-letter words containing ous are there?

416. 177 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSTEMIOUSLY is among the common words in this set.