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Words Ending in OS

There are 107 words ending in OS on Word.ws, from 2 to 15 letters. The most common length is 6 letters (33 words). The words used most often are los, chaos, os, cos and asbestos.

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2-letter words ending in OS

  • os2n. Synonym of bone.

3-letter words ending in OS

  • cos5n. Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
  • los3n. A medium-sized wildcat, most of them part of the genus Lynx.
  • wos6v. Was.

4-letter words ending in OS

  • bios6n. A particular mode of life, a qualified life.
  • epos6n. An epic.
  • eros4n. A winged figure of a child representing love or its power.
  • ipos6n. The tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp.
  • laos4n. Galangal.
  • loos4n. Praise; fame; reputation.
  • naos4n. The inner part of an ancient Greek temple, containing a statue of the...
  • onos4n. Synonym of epinetron (“Attic pottery item”).
  • twos7n. The age of two; two years old.
  • woos7n. A coward; a wuss.

5-letter words ending in OS

  • adios6interj. Goodbye.
  • artos5n. A loaf of leavened bread that is blessed during services in the Eastern...
  • aulos5n. Any of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or...
  • bigos8n. A traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat.
  • binos7n. Binoculars.
  • chaos10n. The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
  • demos8n. An ancient subdivision of Attica; (now also) a Greek municipality, an...
  • dinos6n. An Ancient Greek mixing-bowl or cauldron, without handles or feet.
  • eidos6n. Form; essence; type; species.
  • ethos8n. The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or...
  • finos8n. Second-best wool from Merino sheep.
  • horos8n. A stone marking a boundary in Ancient Greece.
  • kudos10n. Praise; accolades.
  • logos6n. A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses logical argument...
  • lotos5n. Dated spelling of lotus.
  • melos7n. The melody in Ancient Greek music.
  • meros7n. The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.
  • moros7n. A dish of black beans and white riced cooked together; congri.
  • neros5n. A period of 600 years.
  • nomos7n. The body of law, especially that governing human behaviour.
  • oikos9n. A basic societal unit in Ancient Greece; a household or family line.
  • saros5n. A quantity of 3600, such as a period of 3600 years.
  • telos5n. The aim, purpose, or end goal.
  • tomos7n. An ecclesiastical document, usually promulgated by a synod which...
  • topos7n. A literary theme or motif; a rhetorical convention or formula.
  • zeros14n. The decade of the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, etc. The noughties. The 2000s.

6-letter words ending in OS

  • azygos19n. In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is relatively unusual...
  • bathos11n. Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
  • bentos8n. The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
  • cargos9n. Cargo pants.
  • chinos11n. Trousers made from chino.
  • compos12adj. Compos mentis; of sound mind; sane.
  • cosmos10n. The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.
  • custos8n. A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the...
  • dromos9n. An avenue, especially in Ancient Greece.
  • ethnos9n. An ethnic group, or a people who have a common national or cultural...
  • fynbos14n. Vegetation unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom, largely scrub...
  • halmos11n. The symbol “∎” marking the end of a proof.
  • huevos12n. Huevos rancheros, a Mexican breakfast dish.
  • hydros13n. Transliteration of Greek ὕδρος, "water snake".
  • jasoos13n. A spy.
  • kairos10n. A time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial...
  • kouros10n. A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of...
  • kyklos17n. In Ancient Greece, a raised platform within the agora, where goods were...
  • kyrios13n. The male head of a household in Ancient Greece.
  • machos13n. Synonym of machismo.
  • mythos14n. Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend...
  • nachos11n. A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and...
  • nostos6n. A homecoming, as after a long journey.
  • pathos11n. The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or...
  • peplos10n. An Ancient Greek garment, worn by women, formed of a tubular piece of...
  • pharos11n. An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors.
  • pithos11n. A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered...
  • pothos11n. Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a...
  • siglos7n. A silver coin of Achaemenid Persia worth one twentieth of a daric and...
  • skopos12n. The function of a written or spoken text, especially in the context of...
  • tauros6n. A crossbred cattle that is bred to bring back features of the aurochs...
  • tholos9n. A dome, or domed building; a cupola.
  • tripos8n. Any of the final examinations for a BA honours degree.

7-letter words ending in OS

  • anteros7n. The counterlove or affectionate response a philerast gives to the love...
  • apropos11adj. Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.
  • aristos7n. An Ancient Greek nobleman.
  • benthos12n. The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
  • chronos12n. A steady, quantifiable beat or rhythm; measured or objective time.
  • gauchos13n. Calf-length trousers with flared legs.
  • pronaos9n. The inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple.
  • reredos8n. A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting...
  • rooibos9n. A shrub (Aspalathus linearis) from which a tisane (herbal tea) is made.
  • shabbos14n. Shabbat or shabbat (the biblical seventh-day Sabbath).
  • speedos10n. A men′s tight fitting brief swimsuit.
  • technos12n. The technological means.
  • temenos9n. Ground under, surrounding and adjacent to a temple; a sacred enclosure...
  • thermos12n. A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and...

8-letter words ending in OS

  • asbestos10n. Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for...
  • calvados14n. An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.
  • dolichos14n. A long-distance race in the ancient Olympic Games.
  • lekythos18n. A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing...
  • omphalos15n. An ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the...
  • palazzos28n. Synonym of palazzo pants.
  • underoos9n. A set of matching briefs and top (usually a sleeveless shirt or...

9-letter words ending in OS

  • diospyros15n. Any tree of the genus Diospyros.
  • monoceros13n. A unicorn.
  • ouroboros11n. A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of...
  • speculoos13n. A type of spiced shortcrust biscuit.
  • tournedos10n. Filet mignon.

10-letter words ending in OS

  • catholicos17n. A high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian...
  • rhinoceros15n. Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the...

11-letter words ending in OS

  • mesonephros18n. The second of the three excretory organs of the developing embryo; the...
  • microcosmos19n. A small or microscopic cosmos; a microcosm.

12-letter words ending in OS

  • chlorpyrifos25n. A crystalline organophosphate insecticide that inhibits...
  • exophthalmos29n. An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket.
  • metrosideros15n. Any of the genus Metrosideros of myrtaceous trees and shrubs, including...

15-letter words ending in OS

  • oligohydramnios25n. A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive...
276 rare words ending in OS

Questions about these words

How many words ending in OS are there?
Word.ws lists 107 words ending in OS, plus 276 rare ones.
What are common words ending in OS?
los, chaos, os, cos, asbestos, logos, cosmos and kudos.
Which of the words ending in OS has the highest letter score?
exophthalmos scores 29 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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