8 Letter Words Containing OU
There are 1,174 8-letter English words that contain OU, from ABOULIAS to YOUTHFUL. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: KINKAJOU (23), BOUZOUKI (23), MAZOURKA (23). Roughly 8% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
- ABOULIAS10 pts
- ABOUNDED12 pts
- ACARPOUS12 pts
- ACAULOUS10 pts
- ACCOUNTS12 pts
- ACCOUTER12 pts
- ACCOUTRE12 pts
- ACOUSTIC12 pts
- ADJOURNS16 pts
- ADUNCOUS11 pts
- AGOUTIES9 pts
- AIRBOUND11 pts
- ALEHOUSE11 pts
- ALTHOUGH15 pts
- AMOUNTED11 pts
- AMPOULES12 pts
- ANGINOUS9 pts
- ANGULOUS9 pts
- ANNOUNCE10 pts
- ANSEROUS8 pts
- APHTHOUS16 pts
- APTEROUS10 pts
- ARACEOUS10 pts
- ARBOROUS10 pts
- ARBOURED11 pts
- ARMOURED11 pts
- ARMOURER10 pts
- AROUSALS8 pts
- AROUSERS8 pts
- AROUSING9 pts
- ARSENOUS8 pts
- ARSONOUS8 pts
- ASTOMOUS10 pts
- ASTOUNDS9 pts
- AVOUCHED17 pts
- AVOUCHER16 pts
- AVOUCHES16 pts
B
- BACKOUTS16 pts
- BADMOUTH16 pts
- BAGHOUSE14 pts
- BAILOUTS10 pts
- BAROUCHE15 pts
- BEAUCOUP14 pts
- BECLOUDS13 pts
- BEDOUINS11 pts
- BEFOULED14 pts
- BEFOULER13 pts
- BELABOUR12 pts
- BEROUGED12 pts
- BESCOURS12 pts
- BESHOUTS13 pts
- BESHROUD14 pts
- BESOUGHT14 pts
- BESPOUSE12 pts
- BIBULOUS12 pts
- BICOLOUR12 pts
- BIGAMOUS13 pts
- BIGMOUTH16 pts
- BIHOURLY16 pts
- BIJUGOUS18 pts
- BIMANOUS12 pts
- BIPAROUS12 pts
- BIRAMOUS12 pts
- BISTOURY13 pts
- BIVOUACS15 pts
- BLACKOUT16 pts
- BLOUSIER10 pts
- BLOUSILY13 pts
- BLOUSING11 pts
- BLOUSONS10 pts
- BLOWOUTS13 pts
- BOROUGHS14 pts
- BOUCHEES15 pts
- BOUDOIRS11 pts
- BOUFFANT16 pts
- BOUGHPOT16 pts
- BOUGHTEN14 pts
- BOUILLON10 pts
- BOULDERS11 pts
- BOULDERY14 pts
- BOUNCERS12 pts
- BOUNCIER12 pts
- BOUNCILY15 pts
- BOUNCING13 pts
- BOUNDARY14 pts
- BOUNDERS11 pts
- BOUNDING12 pts
- BOUNTIED11 pts
- BOUNTIES10 pts
- BOUQUETS19 pts
- BOURBONS12 pts
- BOURDONS11 pts
- BOURGEON11 pts
- BOURREES10 pts
- BOURRIDE11 pts
- BOURTREE10 pts
- BOUSOUKI14 pts
- BOUTIQUE19 pts
- BOUVIERS13 pts
- BOUZOUKI23 pts
- BREAKOUT14 pts
- BROUGHAM16 pts
- BROUHAHA16 pts
- BROWNOUT13 pts
- BUGHOUSE14 pts
- BULLPOUT12 pts
- BURGOUTS11 pts
- BURNOUTS10 pts
- BUTYROUS13 pts
C
- CADUCOUS13 pts
- CANDOURS11 pts
- CANOROUS10 pts
- CAPTIOUS12 pts
- CARCAJOU19 pts
- CARIBOUS12 pts
- CAROUSAL10 pts
- CAROUSED11 pts
- CAROUSEL10 pts
- CAROUSER10 pts
- CAROUSES10 pts
- CARRYOUT13 pts
- CARTOUCH15 pts
- CATHOUSE13 pts
- CAUTIOUS10 pts
- CERNUOUS10 pts
- CHABOUKS19 pts
- CHECKOUT19 pts
- CHIBOUKS19 pts
- CHLOROUS13 pts
- CHOUSERS13 pts
- CHOUSHES16 pts
- CHOUSING14 pts
- CHROMOUS15 pts
- CIBOULES12 pts
- CITREOUS10 pts
- CLAMOURS12 pts
- CLANGOUR11 pts
- CLOSEOUT10 pts
- CLOUDIER11 pts
- CLOUDILY14 pts
- CLOUDING12 pts
- CLOUDLET11 pts
- CLOURING11 pts
- CLOUTERS10 pts
- CLOUTING11 pts
- COFOUNDS14 pts
- COLOURED11 pts
- COLOURER10 pts
- COMPOUND15 pts
- CONFOUND14 pts
- CONTOURS10 pts
- COOKOUTS14 pts
- CORNEOUS10 pts
- COUCHANT15 pts
- COUCHERS15 pts
- COUCHING16 pts
- COUGHERS14 pts
- COUGHING15 pts
- COULDEST11 pts
- COULISES10 pts
- COULISSE10 pts
- COULOIRS10 pts
- COULOMBS14 pts
- COULTERS10 pts
- COUMARIC14 pts
- COUMARIN12 pts
- COUMAROU12 pts
- COUNCILS12 pts
- COUNSELS10 pts
- COUNTERS10 pts
- COUNTESS10 pts
- COUNTIAN10 pts
- COUNTIES10 pts
- COUNTING11 pts
- COUPLERS12 pts
- COUPLETS12 pts
- COUPLING13 pts
- COURAGES11 pts
- COURANTE10 pts
- COURANTO10 pts
- COURANTS10 pts
- COURIERS10 pts
- COURLANS10 pts
- COURSERS10 pts
- COURSING11 pts
- COURTERS10 pts
- COURTESY13 pts
- COURTIER10 pts
- COURTING11 pts
- COUSCOUS12 pts
- COUSINLY13 pts
- COUSINRY13 pts
- COUTEAUX17 pts
- COUTHEST13 pts
- COUTHIER13 pts
- COUTURES10 pts
- COUVADES14 pts
- COVETOUS13 pts
- CRANKOUS14 pts
- CRIBROUS12 pts
- CROUCHED16 pts
- CROUCHES15 pts
- CROUPIER12 pts
- CROUPILY15 pts
- CROUPOUS12 pts
- CROUSELY13 pts
- CROUTONS10 pts
- CUMBROUS14 pts
- CUMULOUS12 pts
- CUPREOUS12 pts
D
- DEBOUCHE16 pts
- DECOLOUR11 pts
- DECOROUS11 pts
- DECOUPLE13 pts
- DELOUSED10 pts
- DELOUSER9 pts
- DELOUSES9 pts
- DEMOUNTS11 pts
- DENOUNCE11 pts
- DESIROUS9 pts
- DETOURED10 pts
- DEVOURED13 pts
- DEVOURER12 pts
- DEVOUTER12 pts
- DEVOUTLY15 pts
- DEXTROUS16 pts
- DHOURRAS12 pts
- DIDYMOUS15 pts
- DIECIOUS11 pts
- DIGAMOUS12 pts
- DIMEROUS11 pts
- DIOICOUS11 pts
- DISBOUND12 pts
- DISCOUNT11 pts
- DISMOUNT11 pts
- DIZYGOUS22 pts
- DOGHOUSE13 pts
- DOLOROUS9 pts
- DORMOUSE11 pts
- DOUBLERS11 pts
- DOUBLETS11 pts
- DOUBLING12 pts
- DOUBLOON11 pts
- DOUBLURE11 pts
- DOUBTERS11 pts
- DOUBTFUL14 pts
- DOUBTING12 pts
- DOUCEURS11 pts
- DOUCHING15 pts
- DOUGHBOY18 pts
- DOUGHIER13 pts
- DOUGHNUT13 pts
- DOUPIONI11 pts
- DOURINES9 pts
- DOURNESS9 pts
- DOUZEPER20 pts
- DOWNPOUR14 pts
- DROPOUTS11 pts
- DROUGHTS13 pts
- DROUGHTY16 pts
- DROUKING14 pts
- DUMFOUND15 pts
E
F
- FABULOUS13 pts
- FACTIOUS13 pts
- FAITOURS11 pts
- FALLOUTS11 pts
- FAMOUSLY16 pts
- FAROUCHE16 pts
- FASHIOUS14 pts
- FASTUOUS11 pts
- FAUBOURG14 pts
- FAVOURED15 pts
- FAVOURER14 pts
- FERREOUS11 pts
- FERVOURS14 pts
- FEVEROUS14 pts
- FLAMEOUT13 pts
- FLAVOURS14 pts
- FLAVOURY17 pts
- FLEXUOUS18 pts
- FLOUNCED14 pts
- FLOUNCES13 pts
- FLOUNDER12 pts
- FLOURING12 pts
- FLOURISH14 pts
- FLOUTERS11 pts
- FLOUTING12 pts
- FOGBOUND15 pts
- FOLDOUTS12 pts
- FOUETTES11 pts
- FOUGHTEN15 pts
- FOULARDS12 pts
- FOULINGS12 pts
- FOULNESS11 pts
- FOUNDERS12 pts
- FOUNDING13 pts
- FOUNTAIN11 pts
- FOURCHEE16 pts
- FOURFOLD15 pts
- FOURGONS12 pts
- FOURPLEX20 pts
- FOURSOME13 pts
- FOURTEEN11 pts
- FOURTHLY17 pts
- FOXHOUND22 pts
- FRABJOUS20 pts
- FREAKOUT15 pts
- FROUFROU14 pts
- FROUNCED14 pts
- FROUNCES13 pts
- FROUZIER20 pts
- FURLOUGH15 pts
G
- GADABOUT12 pts
- GASHOUSE12 pts
- GEEPOUND12 pts
- GENEROUS9 pts
- GHOULIES12 pts
- GHOULISH15 pts
- GLABROUS11 pts
- GLAMOURS11 pts
- GLAUCOUS11 pts
- GLORIOUS9 pts
- GLOUTING10 pts
- GOITROUS9 pts
- GORGEOUS10 pts
- GOUACHES14 pts
- GOURAMIS11 pts
- GOURMAND12 pts
- GOURMETS11 pts
- GOUTIEST9 pts
- GRACIOUS11 pts
- GRAYOUTS12 pts
- GRIEVOUS12 pts
- GRISEOUS9 pts
- GROUCHED15 pts
- GROUCHES14 pts
- GROUNDED11 pts
- GROUNDER10 pts
- GROUPERS11 pts
- GROUPIES11 pts
- GROUPING12 pts
- GROUPOID12 pts
- GROUSERS9 pts
- GROUSING10 pts
- GROUTERS9 pts
- GROUTIER9 pts
- GROUTING10 pts
- GYPSEOUS14 pts
H
- HAMULOUS13 pts
- HANDOUTS12 pts
- HANGOUTS12 pts
- HARBOURS13 pts
- HAVIOURS14 pts
- HENHOUSE14 pts
- HICCOUGH19 pts
- HIDEOUTS12 pts
- HOLDOUTS12 pts
- HONOURED12 pts
- HONOURER11 pts
- HORNPOUT13 pts
- HOTHOUSE14 pts
- HOUNDERS12 pts
- HOUNDING13 pts
- HOUSEBOY16 pts
- HOUSEFLY17 pts
- HOUSEFUL14 pts
- HOUSELED12 pts
- HOUSEMAN13 pts
- HOUSEMEN13 pts
- HOUSESAT11 pts
- HOUSESIT11 pts
- HOUSETOP13 pts
- HOUSINGS12 pts
- HUMOROUS13 pts
- HUMOURED14 pts
I
J
K
L
M
- MADHOUSE14 pts
- MANITOUS10 pts
- MARABOUS12 pts
- MARABOUT12 pts
- MAZOURKA23 pts
- MELANOUS10 pts
- MIAOUING11 pts
- MISBOUND13 pts
- MISCOUNT12 pts
- MISDOUBT13 pts
- MISROUTE10 pts
- MISSOUND11 pts
- MISSOUTS10 pts
- MISTOUCH15 pts
- MOUCHING16 pts
- MOUCHOIR15 pts
- MOUFFLON16 pts
- MOUFLONS13 pts
- MOULAGES11 pts
- MOULDERS11 pts
- MOULDIER11 pts
- MOULDING12 pts
- MOULTERS10 pts
- MOULTING11 pts
- MOUNDING12 pts
- MOUNTAIN10 pts
- MOUNTERS10 pts
- MOUNTING11 pts
- MOURNERS10 pts
- MOURNFUL13 pts
- MOURNING11 pts
- MOUSIEST10 pts
- MOUSINGS11 pts
- MOUSSAKA14 pts
- MOUSSING11 pts
- MOUTHERS13 pts
- MOUTHFUL16 pts
- MOUTHIER13 pts
- MOUTHILY16 pts
- MOUTHING14 pts
- MUCINOUS12 pts
- MUTICOUS12 pts
- MUTINOUS10 pts
N
O
- OCHEROUS13 pts
- OCHREOUS13 pts
- ODIOUSLY12 pts
- ODOURFUL12 pts
- OESTROUS8 pts
- OOGAMOUS11 pts
- ORGULOUS9 pts
- OUABAINS10 pts
- OUGHTING13 pts
- OUISTITI8 pts
- OUTACTED11 pts
- OUTADDED11 pts
- OUTARGUE9 pts
- OUTASKED13 pts
- OUTBACKS16 pts
- OUTBAKED15 pts
- OUTBAKES14 pts
- OUTBARKS14 pts
- OUTBAWLS13 pts
- OUTBEAMS12 pts
- OUTBITCH15 pts
- OUTBLAZE19 pts
- OUTBLEAT10 pts
- OUTBLESS10 pts
- OUTBLOOM12 pts
- OUTBLUFF16 pts
- OUTBLUSH13 pts
- OUTBOARD11 pts
- OUTBOAST10 pts
- OUTBOUND11 pts
- OUTBOXED18 pts
- OUTBOXES17 pts
- OUTBRAGS11 pts
- OUTBRAVE13 pts
- OUTBRAWL13 pts
- OUTBREAK14 pts
- OUTBREED11 pts
- OUTBRIBE12 pts
- OUTBUILD11 pts
- OUTBUILT10 pts
- OUTBULKS14 pts
- OUTBULLY13 pts
- OUTBURNS10 pts
- OUTBURNT10 pts
- OUTBURST10 pts
- OUTCAPER12 pts
- OUTCASTE10 pts
- OUTCASTS10 pts
- OUTCATCH15 pts
- OUTCAVIL13 pts
- OUTCHARM15 pts
- OUTCHEAT13 pts
- OUTCHIDE14 pts
- OUTCLASS10 pts
- OUTCLIMB14 pts
- OUTCLOMB14 pts
- OUTCOACH15 pts
- OUTCOMES12 pts
- OUTCOOKS14 pts
- OUTCOUNT10 pts
- OUTCRAWL13 pts
- OUTCRIED11 pts
- OUTCRIES10 pts
- OUTCROPS12 pts
- OUTCROSS10 pts
- OUTCROWS13 pts
- OUTCURSE10 pts
- OUTCURVE13 pts
- OUTDANCE11 pts
- OUTDARED10 pts
- OUTDARES9 pts
- OUTDATED10 pts
- OUTDATES9 pts
- OUTDODGE11 pts
- OUTDOERS9 pts
- OUTDOING10 pts
- OUTDOORS9 pts
- OUTDRAGS10 pts
- OUTDRANK13 pts
- OUTDRAWN12 pts
- OUTDRAWS12 pts
- OUTDREAM11 pts
- OUTDRESS9 pts
- OUTDRINK13 pts
- OUTDRIVE12 pts
- OUTDROPS11 pts
- OUTDROVE12 pts
- OUTDRUNK13 pts
- OUTDUELS9 pts
- OUTEARNS8 pts
- OUTEATEN8 pts
- OUTFABLE13 pts
- OUTFACED14 pts
- OUTFACES13 pts
- OUTFALLS11 pts
- OUTFASTS11 pts
- OUTFAWNS14 pts
- OUTFEAST11 pts
- OUTFEELS11 pts
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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 | kinkajou | 23 | 27 |
| 2 | bouzouki | 23 | 26 |
| 3 | mazourka | 23 | 25 |
| 4 | dizygous | 22 | 23 |
| 5 | foxhound | 22 | 23 |
| 6 | kabeljou | 21 | 26 |
| 7 | joyously | 21 | 23 |
| 8 | frabjous | 20 | 24 |
| 9 | fourplex | 20 | 23 |
| 10 | douzeper | 20 | 22 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain OU?
1,174 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters OU 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).