5-Letter Words Ending in US
There are 87 five-letter words ending in US in our dictionary; 32 of them are common words.
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All 87 words
- focus10 points
- bogus8 points
- thous8 points
- virus8 points
- bonus7 points
- menus7 points
- minus7 points
- mucus9 points
- fetus8 points
- pious7 points
- genus6 points
- gurus6 points
- lotus5 points
- sinus5 points
- zebus16 points
- nexus12 points
- humus10 points
- beaus7 points
- locus7 points
- lupus7 points
- rebus7 points
- luaus5 points
- torus5 points
- tutus5 points
- lulus5 points
- ficus10 points
- vagus9 points
- magus8 points
- nevus8 points
- bolus7 points
- ictus7 points
- talus5 points
- jujus19 points
- favus11 points
- fucus10 points
- hocus10 points
- kudus10 points
- ankus9 points
- gyrus9 points
- kurus9 points
- varus8 points
- ascus7 points
- incus7 points
- negus6 points
- nidus6 points
- nodus6 points
- ileus5 points
- nisus5 points
- situs5 points
- solus5 points
- sorus5 points
- tolus5 points
- tonus5 points
- jehus15 points
- taxus12 points
- xerus12 points
- habus10 points
- kagus10 points
- wamus10 points
- babus9 points
- fugus9 points
- momus9 points
- mumus9 points
- hilus8 points
- modus8 points
- tofus8 points
- vatus8 points
- arcus7 points
- casus7 points
- conus7 points
- ecrus7 points
- emeus7 points
- manus7 points
- meous7 points
- pilus7 points
- praus7 points
- ramus7 points
- rubus7 points
- tabus7 points
- uncus7 points
- argus6 points
- iglus6 points
- lieus5 points
- lusus5 points
- risus5 points
- sulus5 points
- unaus5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 87
- By usage: 14 very common, 18 common, 55 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jujus 19
- zebus 16
- jehus 15
- nexus 12
- taxus 12
- xerus 12
- favus 11
- ficus 10
- focus 10
- fucus 10
Most common
- focus
- bogus
- thous
- virus
- bonus
- menus
- minus
- mucus
- fetus
- pious
Definitions
- focus (noun)
- The concentration of attention or energy on something.
- bogus (adjective)
- Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.
- virus (noun)
- (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.
- bonus (noun)
- Anything that tends to arouse.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words ending in US: 87 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as FOCUS and BOGUS lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words ending in US once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
Which five-letter words ending in US are the most common?
FOCUS, BOGUS and THOUS are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words ending in US you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.