How many words with ROU are there?

This page lists 940 words with ROU from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With ROU

All 940 words in our dictionary that contain ROU — sorted by Scrabble score.

940 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

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pestiferously21 phosphorous21 preposterously21 roughhewed21 roundheadedness21 routinizing21 slaughterously21 thoroughbass21 thoroughnesses21 thoroughpins21 treacherously21 troublemakers21 troubleshooting21 unfossiliferous21 adventurously20 background20 carboniferous20 carnivorousness20 cumbrousnesses20 fissiparousness20 frouzier20 groundfishes20 groundworks20 groupthink20 gypsiferous20 hyperarousal20 lecherousnesses20 odoriferously20 omnivorously20 pestiferousness20 roughdrying20 roughhousing20 roughnecks20 routinized20 thoroughly20 thoroughpin20 throughputs20 treacherousness20 triquetrous20 troublemaker20 troubleshooters20 troublesomely20 umbelliferous20 unchivalrous20 adventurousness19 barbarousnesses19 campgrounds19 clamorousnesses19 cumbrously19 droughtinesses19 foregrounding19 fossiliferous19 graminivorous19 grouchinesses19 groundwork19 herbivorous19 humorousnesses19 interboroughs19 interwrought19 lecherously19 odoriferousness19 prosperously19 proudhearted19 roughcasting19 roughhewn19 roughhews19 roughhoused19 roughneck19 routinizes19 splendiferous19 thoroughness19 throughly19 throughput19 thunderously19 troubleshooter19 troublesomeness19 vaporousnesses19 aboveground18 barbarously18 belowground18 beshrouding18 calciferous18 campground18 cancerously18 cantankerous18 chivalrous18 clamorously18 clangorously18 cruciferous18 cumbrousness18 cupriferous18 fluorouracils18 foregrounded18 frugivorous18 glamorousnesses18 grouchily18 groundfish18 hemipterous18 heteropterous18 heterosporous18 homopterous18 homosporous18 humorously18 indecorously18 insectivorous18 interborough18 lecherousness18 lepidopterous18 ludicrousnesses18 macropterous18 malodorously18 metalliferous18 microsporous18 murderousnesses18 murmurously18 piscivorous18 playgrounds18 ponderousnesses18 precancerous18 prosperousness18 roughhew18 roughhouses18 routinize18 scabrousnesses18 sulfurousnesses18 thoroughest18 troubleshoots18 vaporously18 venturousnesses18 vigorousnesses18 viperously18 viruliferous18 viviparous18 vociferous18 wondrousnesses18 amentiferous17 argentiferous17 barbarousness17 battlegrounds17 beshrouded17 bibliolatrous17 boisterously17 broughams17 brouhahas17 clamorousness17 crouching17 dangerousnesses17 decorousnesses17 dexterous17 droughtiness17 ferriferous17 floriferous17 fluorouracil17 garnetiferous17 glamorously17 grouchiness17 groundlessly17 groundsheets17 groundswells17 groundwaters17 groundwoods17 groupuscules17 humorousness17 indecorousness17 ludicrously17 luminiferous17 malodorousness17 microporous17 monstrousnesses17 murderously17 outwrought17 playground17 polyandrous17 ponderously17 primiparous17 rapturousnesses17 roughhouse17 roughshod17 roundaboutness17 roundheaded17 scabrously17 seminiferous17 soporiferous17 sulfurously17 thorougher17 throughout17 troubleshoot17 troublousnesses17 trousseaux17 ultraglamorous17 unadventurous17 undergrounders17 vaporousness17 venturously17 vigorously17 wondrously17 wraparounds17 adulterously16 anhydrous16 barouches16 battleground16 boisterousness16 brougham16 brouhaha16 cadaverous16 canorousnesses16 carnivorous16 chancrous16 coleopterous16 crouched16 dangerously16 decorously16 dextrous16 disastrously16 droughtiest16 droughty16 enshrouding16 fairgrounds16 farouche16 fissiparous16 foregrounds16 glamorousness16 grouchiest16 grouching16 grouchy16 groundbursts16 groundhogs16 groundlessness16 groundmasses16 groundsheet16 groundswell16 groundwater16 groundwood16 groupuscule16 idolatrously16 lactiferous16 languorously16 ludicrousness16 monstrously16 murderousness16 noncancerous16 numerousnesses16 obstreperous16 overgenerous16 pestiferous16 polyestrous16 ponderousness16 preposterous16 rancorously16 rapturously16 rewrought16 roughcasts16 roughdried16 roughdry16 roughriders16 roundworms16 scabrousness16 slanderously16 slaughterous16 somniferous16 stoloniferous16 sudoriferous16 sulfurousness16 supergroups16 timorousnesses16 treacherous16 troubleshot16 troublously16 undergrounder16 ungenerously16 unprosperous16 valorously16 venturousness16 vigorousness16 wondrousness16 wraparound16 adventurous15 amorousnesses15 barouche15 beshrouds15 cankerous15 canorously15 coniferous15 crouches15 croupily15 dangerousness15 decorousness15 desirousnesses15 dolorousnesses15 douroucoulis15 droughtier15 enshrouded15 fairground15 foreground15 froufrous15 frouncing15 generousnesses15 granivorous15 grouched15 grouchier15 groundburst15 groundhog15 gynandrous15 heliolatrous15 idolatrousness15 luciferous15 monstrousness15 multigroup15 multiparous15 nonglamorous15 numerously15 odoriferous15 omnivorous15 overarousals15 pentamerous15 rapturousness15 rigorousnesses15 roisterously15 roughcast15 roughdries15 roughening15 roughish15 roughnesses15 roughrider15 rouleaux15 roundednesses15 roundhouses15 roundwoods15 roundworm15 routeways15 salutiferous15 seleniferous15 semigroups15 slanderousness15 stertorously15 sulphurous15 supergroup15 thorough15 timorously15 titaniferous15 traitorously15 troublesome15 troublousness15 undergrounds15 unhumorous15 amorously14 aposporous14 beshroud14 boroughs14 canorousness14 congenerous14 cumbrous14 desirously14 dolorously14 douroucouli14 drouking14 drouthiest14 drouthy14 feverous14 froufrou14 frounced14 generously14 grouches14 groundlings14 groundmass14 groundsman14 groundsmen14 groupable14 hydrous14 lecherous14 leprously14 lustrousnesses14 neuropterous14 numerousness14 odorousnesses14 overarousal14 oviparous14 pirouetting14 porousnesses14 prosperous14 proudful14 regrouping14 resprouting14 rigorously14 roughages14 roughened14 roughlegs14 roughly14 roundabouts14 roundelays14 roundhouse14 roundtables14 roundwood14 routeway14 scroungiest14 scrounging14 scroungy14 semigroup14 semilustrous14 shrouding14 slumberous14 sonorousnesses14 splendorous14 subgroups14 surroundings14 through14 thunderous14 timorousness14 torturously14 troubadours14 underground14 unglamorous14 wrought14 amorousness13 armigerous13 auriferous13 barbarous13 borough13 brought13 butyrous13 cancerous13 chlorous13 clamorous13 clangorous13 coumarous13 crouch13 croupiers13 croupiest13 croupy13 crousely13 croustades13 desirousness13 dolorousness13 droughts13 drouked13 drouthier13 enshrouds13 frounces13 fulgurous13 generousness13 glamourous13 groundings13 groundling13 groupings13 groupoids13 humorous13 ichorous13 indecorous13 intergroup13 lustrously13 malodorous13 mercurous13 misrouting13 murmurous13 nonferrous13 nulliparous13 ocherous13 odorously13 onerousnesses13 pellagrous13 pirouetted13 plunderous13 porously13 proudly13 regrouped13 resprouted13 rigorousness13 roughage13 roughing13 roughleg13 roughness13 roundabout13 roundedness13 roundelay13 roundtable13 rouseabouts13 rousingly13 roustabouts13 sandgrouses13 scrouging13 scrounged13 scroungers13 scroungier13 shrouded13 slumbrous13 sonorously13 splendrous13 subgroup13 subroutines13 surrounding13 tetramerous13 troubadour13 ungrounded13 ungrouped13 untroubled13 vaporous13 verdurous13 viperous13 berouged12 biparous12 blusterous12 boisterous12 carousing12 carrousels12 coumarou12 cribrous12 croupier12 croupous12 croustade12 dipterous12 drought12 enshroud12 fibrous12 frounce12 glamorous12 grouch12 grounding12 groundless12 groundnuts12 groundouts12 groundsels12 grouping12 groupoid12 imporous12 innumerous12 ludicrous12 lustrousness12 meandrous12 misrouted12 monestrous12 murderous12 ochrous12 odorousness12 onerously12 outgroups12 pirouettes12 ponderous12 porousness12 proustites12 rivalrous12 rouches12 roughed12 roughens12 roughers12 roughest12 roundish12 roundnesses12 roundsman12 roundsmen12 roupily12 rouseabout12 rousements12 roustabout12 routinely12 sandgrouse12 scabrous12 scrouged12 scrounger12 scrounges12 sombrous12 sonorousness12 sprouting12 stroudings12 subroutine12 sulfurous12 surrounded12 troubling12 trouncing12 trouveres12 trouveurs12 turnarounds12 unrounding12 uprousing12 venturous12 vigorous12 vrouws12 vulturous12 wondrous12 adulterous11 carousals11 caroused11 carousels11 carousers11 carrousel11 croupes11 cuprous11 dangerous11 decorous11 dimerous11 disastrous11 drouks11 drouths11 elytrous11 glabrous11 grounded11 grounders11 groundnut11 groundout11 groundsel11 grouped11 groupers11 groupies11 idolatrous11 ingroups11 languorous11 misroutes11 monstrous11 nectarous11 nonporous11 nonroutines11 onerousness11 outgroup11 pirouette11 proudest11 proustite11 rancorous11 rapturous11 rearousing11 regroups11 resprouts11 rouche11 roughen11 rougher11 rouletting11 roundly11 roundups11 rousement11 roux11 runarounds11 savorous11 scrouges11 scrounge11 shrouds11 slanderous11 sorcerous11 sprouted11 strouding11 stuporous11 tenebrous11 trimerous11 troubled11 troublers11 troublous11 troughs11 trounced11 trouncers11 troupials11 trouping11 trouvere11 trouveur11 turnaround11 ungenerous11 unrough11 unrounded11 uproused11 valorous11 vrouw11 apterous10 arborous10 autoroutes10 canorous10 carousal10 carousel10 carouser10 carouses10 croupe10 croups10 croutons10 diestrous10 drouk10 drouth10 ferrous10 grounder10 grouper10 groupie10 grousing10 groutiest10 grouting10 grouty10 ingroup10 misroute10 nonroutine10 numerous10 prouder10 prounion10 rearousals10 rearoused10 reground10 regroup10 rerouting10 resprout10 roisterous10 roughs10 rouletted10 rounding10 roundlets10 roundness10 roundup10 roupiest10 rouping10 roupy10 routeman10 routemen10 runaround10 runrounds10 saporous10 sclerous10 scrouge10 shroud10 sinistrous10 stertorous10 suberous10 surrounds10 timorous10 traitorous10 troubler10 troubles10 trough10 trouncer10 trounces10 trouped10 troupers10 troupial10 trousseaus10 tuberous10 tumorous10 ulcerous10 unground10 uprouses10 acerous9 aground9 amorous9 anestrous9 arousing9 autoroute9 carouse9 cirrous9 citrous9 croup9 crouton9 desirous9 dolorous9 generous9 goitrous9 grounds9 groups9 groused9 grousers9 grouted9 grouters9 groutier9 leprous9 petrous9 rearousal9 rearouses9 rerouted9 retrousse9 rigorous9 roubles9 rough9 rouging9 roulades9 roulettes9 rounded9 roundels9 rounders9 roundest9 roundlet9 rouped9 roupier9 rousseaus9 rousting9 rouths9 runround9 sprouts9 surround9 susurrous9 torturous9 trouble9 trounce9 trouper9 troupes9 trousseau9 troutiest9 trouty9 unrounds9 uprouse9 anserous8 arousals8 aroused8 arousers8 cerous8 crouse8 ground8 group8 grouser8 grouses8 grouter8 lustrous8 odorous8 oestrous8 parous8 porous8 proud8 rearouse8 reroutes8 rouble8 rouged8 rouilles8 roulade8 rouleaus8 roulette8 roundel8 rounder8 roupet8 rousing8 rousseau8 rousted8 rousters8 routh8 routines8 routing8 sonorous8 sprout8 strouds8 troupe8 trousers8 troutier8 unround8 anurous7 around7 arousal7 arouser7 arouses7 estrous7 grouse7 grouts7 nitrous7 onerous7 reroute7 rouges7 rouille7 rouleau7 rounds7 roups7 roused7 rousers7 rouster7 routed7 routers7 routine7 stroud7 trouser7 arouse6 aurous6 grout6 rouens6 rouge6 round6 roup6 rouser6 rouses6 rousts6 router6 routes6 serous6 torous6 trouts6 rouen5 roues5 rouse5 roust5 route5 routs5 trout5 roue4 rout4

Why ROU words matter

Words containing ROU are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

This list by the numbers

Inside this list: 940 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 8 letters (156 words), 19 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 87 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is AMBIDEXTROUSLY, worth 29.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: AMBIDEXTROUSLY (29), OVOVIVIPAROUSLY (29), BREAKTHROUGHS (26), BRACHYPTEROUS (25), BREAKTHROUGH (25). The longest entry is ADVENTUROUSNESS at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 14 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep O (940 appearances), R (940) and U (940) on your rack.

Three words worth learning first

ROUE earns 4 points from just 4 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Playing ROUT across a double-word square turns its base 4 points into 8 — solid value for 4 tiles.
ROUEN — 5 letters for 5 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.

Round out your set with ROUES (5), ROUSE (5), ROUST (5), ROUTE (5), ROUTS (5) — all built from common tiles.

One chunk, many words: ROU

Letter chunks like ROU are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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