5-Letter Words Ending in US

All 71 five-letter words ending in US

A

• actus7n. A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m).
• arcus7n. A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea.
• argus6n. A watchful guardian.
• ascus7n. A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive...

B

• bogus8adj. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
• bolus7n. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or...
• bonus7n. Something extra that is good; an added benefit.

C

• carus7n. Deep coma or lethargy.
• casus7n. A possible world, as a starting point for reasoning.
• cavus10n. In planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not...
• chaus10n. Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus).
• conus7n. A cone.
• copus9n. A mug.

D

• debus8v. To alight or get off a bus.
• dolus6n. Evil intent: malice or fraud.
• domus8n. A farmstead with its people, plants and animals, considered as a unit.

E

• eurus5n. The east wind.

F

• fetus8n. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
• ficus10n. Any plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of...
• focus10n. A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
• fucus10n. Any alga of the genus Fucus.

G

• genus6n. A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family...
• gibus8n. A collapsible top hat.
• gyrus9n. A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.

H

• hocus10v. To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat.
• humus10n. A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed...

I

• ictus7n. The pulse.
• ileus5n. Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal...
• incus7n. A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.

K

• kurus9n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.

L

• latus5n. Synonym of flank.
• locus7n. A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a...
• lotus5n. Any member of the genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants in the family...
• ludus6n. A gladiatorial training school.
• lupus7n. Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is...

M

• magus8n. A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is...
• malus7n. The loss or return of performance-related compensation originally paid...
• manus7n. A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or...
• merus7n. The meropodite; the first segment of the raptorial appendage of a...
• minus7prep. Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or...
• modus8n. A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some...
• mucus9n. A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

N

• namus7n. A concept of virtue and honor within a family, typically relating to...
• nasus5n. A horn-like elongated rostrum on the head of soldier termites of the...
• negus6n. A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or...
• nevus8n. Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or...
• nexus12n. A form or state of connection.
• nidus6n. An aggregate of neurons.
• nisus5n. A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
• nodus6n. A difficulty.

P

• pagus8n. A country district with scattered hamlets.
• palus7n. A vertical pillar along the inner septal margin of a coral.
• pilus7n. A hair.
• pinus7n. Any member of the genus Pinus; a pine.
• pious7adj. Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
• porus7n. A pore.

R

• ramus7n. A small spray or twig.
• rebus7n. An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or...
• rubus7n. Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and...

S

• sinus5n. A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the...
• situs5n. The position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or...
• solus5adj. Alone, unaccompanied (as a stage direction).

T

• talus5n. The bone of the ankle.
• tonus5n. Tonicity; tone.
• torus5n. A topological space which is a product of two circles.

U

• uncus7n. A hook or claw.

V

• vagus9n. A homeless person or vagrant.
• varus8n. A deformity in which the foot is turned inward.
• venus8n. Any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus Venus or family Veneridae.
• vicus10n. A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.
• virus8n. A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA...

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words ending in US are there?

Word.ws lists 71 five-letter words ending in US, plus 28 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words ending in US?

focus, bonus, virus, minus, venus, genus, nexus and lotus.

Which of the five-letter words ending in US has the highest letter score?

nexus scores 12 points with the standard letter tile values.

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