Words Ending in OUS and Containing TE

Discover 265 playable English words ending in OUS and containing TE, from Mysterious, Righteous, Tedious, Courteous, Contentious, Pretentious and Heterogeneous to rarer plays. Each entry is verified for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, and daily writing, complete with letter counts and meanings below.

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Starts with A
15 words
adulterous
abstemious
arteriovenous
apterous
abstentious
aphanipterous
acanthopterygious
anisopterous
allagostemonous
antenniferous
anisostemonous
anenterous
actinopterygious
asterospondylous
adenostemonous
Starts with B
6 words
boisterous
beauteous
bounteous
blusterous
brachypterous
bacteriophagous
Starts with C
22 words
courteous
contentious
contemptuous
contemporaneous
coterminous
conterminous
craterous
coleopterous
cautelous
chiropterophilous
cholesteatomatous
chiropterous
chondrosteous
clitelliferous
cyclopterous
ceratopteridaceous
chondropterygious
cystenchymatous
chlamydobacteriaceous
chiropterygious
cytoblastematous
circumterraneous
Starts with D
15 words
deleterious
dexterous
discourteous
duteous
despiteous
dipterous
deuteranomalous
dispiteous
deuterostomatous
deuterotokous
diplostemonous
dipterocarpous
dermopterous
dermapterous
dipterocarpaceous
Starts with E
11 words
extemporaneous
enterocoelous
exterraneous
enterogenous
exopterygotous
epipterous
endopterygotous
equitemporaneous
esteriferous
enterodelous
exterous
Starts with F
3 words
flatterous
filibusterous
firmisternous
Starts with H
24 words
heterogeneous
heterozygous
heterogenous
heterologous
heteronomous
heterogamous
heteronymous
heterosporous
hymenopterous
heterogonous
heterochronous
hemipterous
heterophyllous
heteromorphous
heterochromous
heteroecious
heteromerous
homopterous
heterometabolous
heterocystous
heteropterous
heterocarpous
hysteranthous
heterogynous
Starts with I
12 words
interreligious
interosseous
iteroparous
interligamentous
interspinous
interfilamentous
intercartilaginous
isopterous
intertranspicuous
interfluous
isostemonous
icteritious
Starts with L
6 words
lepidopterous
lacteous
luteous
lateritious
luteolous
luteofulvous
Starts with M
12 words
mysterious
musculotendinous
macropterous
megachiropterous
microlepidopterous
meteorous
microchiropterous
metestrous
micropterous
malacopterygious
myxobacteriaceous
macrolepidopterous
Starts with N
6 words
neotenous
nonproteinaceous
noncontemporaneous
neuropterous
nonlepidopterous
neurorthopterous
Starts with O
10 words
ostentatious
osteocartilaginous
osteogenous
orthopterous
overtedious
osteosarcomatous
osteochondromatous
osteodermous
osteodermatous
obdiplostemonous
Starts with P
24 words
pretentious
preposterous
portentous
plenteous
piteous
proteinaceous
proteinous
proteaceous
pesterous
proterandrous
proterogynous
penecontemporaneous
porteous
precontemporaneous
protorthopterous
protohemipterous
pseudoneuropterous
pedetentous
pteridophytous
pseudotetramerous
plecopterous
plectopterous
protohymenopterous
podostemonaceous
Starts with R
2 words
righteous
roisterous
Starts with S
24 words
sententious
slaughterous
stertorous
subterraneous
stelliferous
steatopygous
stentorious
stercoraceous
stenophagous
stemmatous
stereospondylous
sterculiaceous
stenopetalous
stegocephalous
siphonapterous
stegocarpous
stercoricolous
steatomatous
steganopodous
stercorarious
stenokous
symphyostemonous
stenophyllous
strepsipterous
Starts with T
24 words
tedious
tenacious
tenuous
tempestuous
tendentious
tenebrous
temerarious
tendrilous
tendinous
temptatious
temerous
teratomatous
terraqueous
terrigenous
texturous
testaceous
tetramerous
tetrapodous
tellurous
trichopterous
temporaneous
terricolous
tendrillous
teknonymous
Starts with U
7 words
unpretentious
unrighteous
uncontentious
unostentatious
uncourteous
unduteous
uncontemporaneous
Starts with V
1 words
vitelligenous
Starts with Y
1 words
ytterbous
Starts with Z
1 words
zygopterous

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