6 Letter Words Containing US
There are 415 6-letter English words that contain US, from ABACUS to XYSTUS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: KUDZUS (20), QURUSH (18), SQUUSH (18). Average word length in this list is 6 letters.
Word list
A
- ABACUS10 pts
- ABLUSH11 pts
- ABUSED9 pts
- ABUSER8 pts
- ABUSES8 pts
- ACARUS8 pts
- ACCUSE10 pts
- ACINUS8 pts
- ADIEUS7 pts
- ADJUST14 pts
- AENEUS6 pts
- AIRBUS8 pts
- AMBUSH13 pts
- AMICUS10 pts
- AMUSED9 pts
- AMUSER8 pts
- AMUSES8 pts
- AMUSIA8 pts
- ANIMUS8 pts
- ANKUSH13 pts
- ANUSES6 pts
- AROUSE6 pts
- AUGUST7 pts
- AUREUS6 pts
- AUROUS6 pts
- AUSPEX15 pts
- AUSUBO8 pts
- AWMOUS11 pts
B
- BAYOUS11 pts
- BEMUSE10 pts
- BIJOUS15 pts
- BLOUSE8 pts
- BLOUSY11 pts
- BOUSED9 pts
- BOUSES8 pts
- BRUSHY14 pts
- BUSBAR10 pts
- BUSBOY13 pts
- BUSHED12 pts
- BUSHEL11 pts
- BUSHER11 pts
- BUSHES11 pts
- BUSHWA14 pts
- BUSIED9 pts
- BUSIER8 pts
- BUSIES8 pts
- BUSILY11 pts
- BUSING9 pts
- BUSKED13 pts
- BUSKER12 pts
- BUSKIN12 pts
- BUSMAN10 pts
- BUSMEN10 pts
- BUSSED9 pts
- BUSSES8 pts
- BUSTED9 pts
- BUSTER8 pts
- BUSTIC10 pts
- BUSTLE8 pts
- BYSSUS11 pts
C
- CACTUS10 pts
- CALLUS8 pts
- CAMPUS12 pts
- CANTUS8 pts
- CARPUS10 pts
- CAUCUS10 pts
- CAUSAL8 pts
- CAUSED9 pts
- CAUSER8 pts
- CAUSES8 pts
- CAUSEY11 pts
- CAYUSE11 pts
- CENSUS8 pts
- CERCUS10 pts
- CEREUS8 pts
- CEROUS8 pts
- CERUSE8 pts
- CESTUS8 pts
- CHIAUS11 pts
- CHORUS11 pts
- CHOUSE11 pts
- CHOUSH14 pts
- CIRCUS10 pts
- CIRRUS8 pts
- CISTUS8 pts
- CITRUS8 pts
- CLAUSE8 pts
- CLAVUS11 pts
- CLONUS8 pts
- COCCUS12 pts
- COITUS8 pts
- COLEUS8 pts
- COMOUS10 pts
- CORNUS8 pts
- CORPUS10 pts
- COUSIN8 pts
- COYPUS13 pts
- CROCUS10 pts
- CROUSE8 pts
- CRUSES8 pts
- CRUSET8 pts
- CRUSTS8 pts
- CRUSTY11 pts
- CULTUS8 pts
- CUSCUS10 pts
- CUSECS10 pts
- CUSHAT11 pts
- CUSHAW14 pts
- CUSPED11 pts
- CUSPID11 pts
- CUSPIS10 pts
- CUSSED9 pts
- CUSSER8 pts
- CUSSES8 pts
- CUSSOS8 pts
- CUSTOM10 pts
- CUSTOS8 pts
- CYMOUS13 pts
- CYPRUS13 pts
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
- MEATUS8 pts
- MEDIUS9 pts
- MEDUSA9 pts
- MIAOUS8 pts
- MISSUS8 pts
- MISUSE8 pts
- MOUSED9 pts
- MOUSER8 pts
- MOUSES8 pts
- MOUSEY11 pts
- MOUSSE8 pts
- MUCOUS10 pts
- MUSCAE10 pts
- MUSCAT10 pts
- MUSCID11 pts
- MUSCLE10 pts
- MUSCLY13 pts
- MUSERS8 pts
- MUSEUM10 pts
- MUSHED12 pts
- MUSHER11 pts
- MUSHES11 pts
- MUSICS10 pts
- MUSING9 pts
- MUSJID16 pts
- MUSKEG13 pts
- MUSKET12 pts
- MUSKIE12 pts
- MUSKIT12 pts
- MUSLIN8 pts
- MUSSED9 pts
- MUSSEL8 pts
- MUSSES8 pts
- MUSTED9 pts
- MUSTEE8 pts
- MUSTER8 pts
- MUSTHS11 pts
N
O
P
- PALPUS10 pts
- PAPPUS12 pts
- PAREUS8 pts
- PAROUS8 pts
- PASSUS8 pts
- PAUSAL8 pts
- PAUSED9 pts
- PAUSER8 pts
- PAUSES8 pts
- PEPLUS10 pts
- PERDUS9 pts
- PERUSE8 pts
- PIGNUS9 pts
- PILAUS8 pts
- PILEUS8 pts
- PILOUS8 pts
- PLEXUS15 pts
- PLUSES8 pts
- PLUSHY14 pts
- POILUS8 pts
- POROUS8 pts
- POYOUS11 pts
- PRAHUS11 pts
- PRIMUS10 pts
- PRUNUS8 pts
- PUSHED12 pts
- PUSHER11 pts
- PUSHES11 pts
- PUSHUP13 pts
- PUSLEY11 pts
- PUSSES8 pts
- PUSSLY11 pts
Q
R
- RADIUS7 pts
- RAMOUS8 pts
- RECTUS8 pts
- RECUSE8 pts
- REFUSE9 pts
- REGIUS7 pts
- RETUSE6 pts
- REUSED7 pts
- REUSES6 pts
- RHESUS9 pts
- RHUSES9 pts
- RICTUS8 pts
- RIMOUS8 pts
- ROBUST8 pts
- ROUSED7 pts
- ROUSER6 pts
- ROUSES6 pts
- ROUSTS6 pts
- RUCKUS12 pts
- RUFOUS9 pts
- RUGOUS7 pts
- RUMPUS10 pts
- RUSHED10 pts
- RUSHEE9 pts
- RUSHER9 pts
- RUSHES9 pts
- RUSINE6 pts
- RUSSET6 pts
- RUSTED7 pts
- RUSTIC8 pts
- RUSTLE6 pts
S
T
- TARSUS6 pts
- THRUSH12 pts
- THRUST9 pts
- THUSLY12 pts
- THYMUS14 pts
- TOPHUS11 pts
- TOROUS6 pts
- TOUSED7 pts
- TOUSES6 pts
- TOUSLE6 pts
- TRAGUS7 pts
- TRUSTS6 pts
- TRUSTY9 pts
- TUSCHE11 pts
- TUSHED10 pts
- TUSHES9 pts
- TUSHIE9 pts
- TUSKED11 pts
- TUSKER10 pts
- TUSSAH9 pts
- TUSSAL6 pts
- TUSSAR6 pts
- TUSSEH9 pts
- TUSSER6 pts
- TUSSIS6 pts
- TUSSLE6 pts
- TUSSOR6 pts
- TUSSUR6 pts
- TYPHUS14 pts
U
V
W
X
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kudzus | 20 | 22 |
| 2 | qurush | 18 | 19 |
| 3 | squush | 18 | 19 |
| 4 | quipus | 17 | 20 |
| 5 | musjid | 16 | 20 |
| 6 | justly | 16 | 19 |
| 7 | joyous | 16 | 18 |
| 8 | xystus | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | bijous | 15 | 19 |
| 10 | plexus | 15 | 18 |
FAQs
How many 6-letter words contain US?
415 valid 6-letter English words contain the letters US in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).