7-Letter Words Matching ____OU_

There are 184 7-letter words that match ____OU_. 94 are common words, such as AMOROUS and ANXIOUS. A rarer one is ZINCOUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (128 words). 20 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 184

Common words

amorousanxiousaqueousarduousbailoutbecloudbiliousblowoutbulbousburnousburnoutcallous
amorousanxiousaqueousarduousbailoutbecloudbiliousblowoutbulbousburnousburnoutcallouscandourcariouscitrousclamourcontourcookoutcopiouscuriousdeviousdropoutdubiousduteousenamourenviousestrousfalloutfatuousferrousfervourfibrousflavourfoldoutfungousfuriousgaseousgibbousglamourhandouthangoutharbourheinoushideoushideoutholdouthoumoushydrousigneousimpiousjealousleprouslockoutlookoutnervousnoxiousobviousodorousominousonerousparkourparlourparlouspiteouspompouspronounpulloutrancourraucousreadoutregroupriotousruinoussaviourselloutseriousshutoutsickoutsinuoussuccourtakeouttedioustenuoustimeoutturnoutvacuousvariousviciousviscouswalkoutwashoutwithoutworkoutzealousacetousaeneousanurousazygouscachouscaseouschiboukchylouschymouscongouscuprouseelpoutemulousfadeoutfulvousfuscousgallousgrumousgummousingroupluteousniobousnitrousniveousnocuousosmiousosseousoutpourpandourpetrouspiceouspileousrainoutrubioussanioussarcousspinousspumoussurtouttambourtimeoustyphousuranousvillousacajousacerousacinousadipousagamousamadousapodousarenousbackoutbescourbeshoutboubousbrumousbullousburgoutchaboukcirrouscoccouscormouscoypousfaitourfoliousglobousgrayouthaviourhugeousmissoutnimiousochrousozonouspantoumpappouspaviourprecouppulpousrolloutsantoursimiousslipoutspinouttalcousuncloudurinouswideoutwipeoutzincous

About this list

Words
184 (94 common words)
Common example
amorous
Rare example
zincous
Doubled letters
20
Ending in S
115
Most frequent letter
S (128)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____ou_ are there?

184. 94 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AMOROUS is among the common words in this set.