6-letter words containing US
Embark on an exploration of 6-letter words that contain the letter US. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate US within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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excuse | 15 | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | he kept finding excuses to stay |
famous | 11 | widely known and esteemed | a famous actor |
cousin | 8 | the child of your aunt or uncle | - |
genius | 7 | unusual mental ability | - |
refuse | 9 | refuse entrance or membership | - |
houses | 9 | - | - |
useful | 9 | being of use or service | the girl felt motherly and useful |
pushed | 12 | - | - |
museum | 10 | a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value | - |
russia | 6 | a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 | - |
august | 7 | profoundly honored | - |
status | 6 | a state at a particular time | the current status of the arms negotiations |
circus | 10 | a genus of haws comprising the harriers | - |
busted | 9 | out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') | the coke machine is busted |
muscle | 10 | possessing muscular strength | - |
campus | 12 | a field on which the buildings of a university are situated | - |
custom | 10 | a specific practice of long standing | - |
accuse | 10 | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against | - |
rushed | 10 | done under pressure | - |
adjust | 14 | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | We must adjust to the bad economic situation |
abused | 9 | subjected to cruel treatment | an abused wife |
chorus | 11 | a body of dancers or singers who perform together | - |
versus | 9 | Against; chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs. | John Doe versus Richard Roe |
blouse | 8 | a top worn by women | - |
ambush | 13 | hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing | - |
buster | 8 | a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically | - |
hustle | 9 | a rapid active commotion | - |
missus | 8 | informal term of address for someone's wife | - |
thrust | 9 | the act of applying force to propel something | - |
radius | 7 | the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere | - |
fusion | 9 | the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept | - |
clause | 8 | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) | - |
amused | 9 | pleasantly occupied | We are not amused |
cactus | 10 | any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines | - |
spouse | 8 | a person's partner in marriage | - |
uterus | 6 | a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus | - |
fungus | 10 | an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia | - |
joyous | 16 | full of or characterized by joy | felt a joyous abandon |
unjust | 13 | not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception | - |
nausea | 6 | the state that precedes vomiting | - |
exodus | 14 | the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus | - |
ruckus | 12 | the act of making a noisy disturbance | - |
mousse | 8 | toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling | - |
pusher | 11 | a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes | - |
muster | 8 | compulsory military service | - |
robust | 8 | marked by richness and fullness of flavor | a robust claret |
arouse | 6 | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | arouse pity |
walrus | 9 | either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber | - |
corpus | 10 | capital as contrasted with the income derived from it | - |
cyprus | 13 | a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin | - |
rusted | 7 | having accumulated rust | rusted hinges |
trusty | 9 | worthy of trust or belief | - |
census | 8 | a periodic count of the population | - |
rustle | 6 | take illegally | rustle cattle |
medusa | 9 | one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles | - |
rustic | 8 | awkwardly simple and provincial | rustic farmers |
animus | 8 | a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | - |
crusty | 11 | having a hardened crust as a covering | - |
usable | 8 | convenient for use or disposal | 2000 square feet of usable office space |
hushed | 13 | in a softened tone | hushed voices |
doofus | 10 | a stupid incompetent person | - |
busboy | 13 | a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes | - |
grouse | 7 | complain | - |
bushed | 12 | very tired | bushed after all that exercise |
defuse | 10 | remove the triggering device from | - |
musket | 12 | a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen | - |
unused | 7 | not in active use | - |
busier | 8 | - | - |
misuse | 8 | apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly | - |
anuses | 6 | - | - |
bustle | 8 | a rapid active commotion | - |
typhus | 14 | rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever | - |
duster | 7 | a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles | - |
hummus | 13 | a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East | - |
citrus | 8 | any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions | - |
odious | 7 | unequivocally detestable | consequences odious to those you govern |
shamus | 11 | someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information | - |
luster | 6 | a quality that outshines the usual | - |
justly | 16 | with honesty | - |
hiatus | 9 | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | - |
tussle | 6 | disorderly fighting | - |
busses | 8 | - | - |
locust | 8 | any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae | - |
foetus | 9 | an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | - |
obtuse | 8 | lacking in insight or discernment | too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior |
causal | 8 | involving or constituting a cause; causing | a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices |
porous | 8 | full of pores or vessels or holes | - |
rumpus | 10 | the act of making a noisy disturbance | - |
husker | 13 | - | - |
lustre | 6 | a quality that outshines the usual | - |
mussel | 8 | black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine | - |
coitus | 8 | sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur | - |
plexus | 15 | a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels | - |
bushel | 11 | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | - |
primus | 10 | a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers | - |
recuse | 8 | challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law | - |
caucus | 10 | a closed political meeting | - |
abuser | 8 | someone who abuses | - |
mucous | 10 | of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus | mucous tissue |
callus | 8 | an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) | - |
usurer | 6 | someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest | - |
thrush | 12 | a woman who sings popular songs | - |
muslin | 8 | plain-woven cotton fabric | - |
slushy | 12 | effusively or insincerely emotional | slushy poetry |
peruse | 8 | examine or consider with attention and in detail | Please peruse this report at your leisure |
mousey | 11 | of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse | - |
muscat | 10 | any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes | - |
musing | 9 | deeply or seriously thoughtful | - |
airbus | 8 | a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances | - |
cussed | 9 | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing | - |
busily | 11 | in a busy manner | they were busily engaged in buying souvenirs |
abacus | 10 | a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves | - |
russet | 6 | a reddish brown homespun fabric | - |
nimbus | 10 | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | - |
fusing | 10 | - | - |
busing | 9 | - | - |
reused | 7 | - | - |
venous | 9 | of or contained in or performing the function of the veins | venous inflammation |
dingus | 8 | - | - |
busker | 12 | a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money | - |
thymus | 14 | a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age | - |
muskie | 12 | - | - |
infuse | 9 | fill, as with a certain quality | - |
discus | 9 | a disk used in throwing competitions | - |
gussie | 7 | - | - |
sulcus | 8 | (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain | - |
tarsus | 6 | the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively | - |
hussar | 9 | a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress | - |
rufous | 9 | - | - |
scouse | 8 | a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors | - |
soused | 7 | very drunk | - |
gusher | 10 | an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary | - |
corvus | 11 | type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens | - |
rhesus | 9 | of southern Asia; used in medical research | - |
serous | 6 | of or producing or containing serum | a serous exudate |
tushie | 9 | - | - |
musher | 11 | a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team | - |
crouse | 8 | United States playwright (1893-1966) | - |
stylus | 9 | a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving | he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus |
thusly | 12 | in the way indicated | - |
litmus | 8 | a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator | - |
gusset | 7 | a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate | - |
crocus | 10 | any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated | - |
bushie | 11 | - | - |
cirrus | 8 | a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) | - |
coccus | 12 | any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria | - |
rouser | 6 | someone who rouses others from sleep | - |
virtus | 9 | - | - |
disuse | 7 | the state of something that has been unused and neglected | - |
fundus | 10 | (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening | the uterine fundus |
chouse | 11 | defeat someone through trickery or deceit | - |
rusher | 9 | a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously | - |
tousle | 6 | disarrange or rumple; dishevel | The strong wind tousled my hair |
limbus | 10 | a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure | - |
muscly | 13 | - | - |
obolus | 8 | a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram | - |
ouster | 6 | the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out | - |
housel | 9 | - | - |
dustup | 9 | an angry dispute | - |
busied | 9 | - | - |
busman | 10 | someone who drives a bus | - |
cestus | 8 | - | - |
cayuse | 11 | a small native range horse | - |
tusker | 10 | any mammal with prominent tusks (especially an elephant or wild boar) | - |
meatus | 8 | a natural body passageway | - |
humous | 11 | a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East | - |
cuspid | 11 | one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars | - |
adieus | 7 | - | - |
chused | 12 | - | - |
coyaus | 11 | - | - |
drusen | 7 | (plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina | - |
cusums | 10 | - | - |
ahurus | 9 | - | - |
amusic | 10 | - | - |
mapaus | 10 | - | - |
lumbus | 10 | either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds | - |
kurush | 13 | - | - |
otakus | 10 | - | - |
pelaus | 8 | - | - |
mushie | 11 | - | - |
fusked | 14 | - | - |
fusker | 13 | - | - |
goofus | 10 | - | - |
fogous | 10 | - | - |
filius | 9 | - | - |
kawaus | 13 | - | - |
kaurus | 10 | - | - |
hinaus | 9 | - | - |
hoppus | 13 | - | - |
souser | 6 | - | - |
susing | 7 | - | - |
wagyus | 13 | - | - |
tussac | 8 | - | - |
verjus | 16 | - | - |
vellus | 9 | - | - |
tuchus | 11 | - | - |
huskie | 13 | - | - |
usneae | 6 | - | - |
plused | 9 | - | - |
pluses | 8 | - | - |
plushy | 14 | (of textures) resembling plush | - |
poilus | 8 | - | - |
pilous | 8 | covered with hairs especially fine soft ones | - |
pileus | 8 | a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom | - |
poyous | 11 | - | - |
prahus | 11 | - | - |
ponzus | 17 | - | - |
pousse | 8 | - | - |
pusley | 11 | - | - |
pussel | 8 | - | - |
pusser | 8 | - | - |
pusses | 8 | - | - |
pussly | 11 | weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan | - |
pusles | 8 | - | - |
pusled | 9 | - | - |
pushes | 11 | - | - |
pushup | 13 | an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms | - |
quipus | 17 | - | - |
prunus | 8 | a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions | - |
prusik | 12 | - | - |
pullus | 8 | - | - |
qurush | 18 | 20 qurush equal 1 riyal in Saudi Arabia | - |
ramous | 8 | having branches | - |
rectus | 8 | any of various straight muscles | - |
regius | 7 | - | - |
rimous | 8 | - | - |
rictus | 8 | a gaping grimace | - |
rhuses | 9 | - | - |
retuse | 6 | - | - |
reuses | 6 | - | - |
rushes | 9 | - | - |
rusine | 6 | - | - |
rusmas | 8 | - | - |
russel | 6 | - | - |
rushen | 9 | - | - |
rushee | 9 | - | - |
ruscus | 8 | a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae | - |
rugous | 7 | - | - |
sadhus | 10 | - | - |
rustre | 6 | - | - |
roused | 7 | - | - |
rouses | 6 | - | - |
rousts | 6 | - | - |
scapus | 10 | - | - |
schuss | 11 | ski downhill | - |
saltus | 6 | - | - |
samfus | 11 | - | - |
sajous | 13 | - | - |
sargus | 7 | - | - |
setous | 6 | - | - |
scused | 9 | - | - |
scuses | 8 | - | - |
shoyus | 12 | - | - |
shouse | 9 | - | - |
sluses | 6 | - | - |
soleus | 6 | a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle | - |
souses | 6 | - | - |
sorbus | 8 | a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves | - |
snafus | 9 | - | - |
smouse | 8 | - | - |
smeuse | 8 | - | - |
parous | 8 | having given birth to one or more viable children | - |
passus | 8 | - | - |
pareus | 8 | - | - |
paused | 9 | - | - |
pauser | 8 | - | - |
pauses | 8 | - | - |
pausal | 8 | - | - |
pannus | 8 | - | - |
pappus | 12 | calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions | - |
palpus | 10 | - | - |
pignus | 9 | - | - |
pilaus | 8 | - | - |
pikaus | 12 | - | - |
perdus | 9 | - | - |
peplus | 10 | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist | - |
tahous | 9 | - | - |
succus | 10 | any of several liquids of the body | - |
susses | 6 | - | - |
sussed | 7 | - | - |
suslik | 10 | rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel | - |
sushis | 9 | - | - |
tellus | 6 | (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea | - |
tendus | 7 | - | - |
tatous | 6 | - | - |
sprush | 11 | - | - |
squush | 18 | - | - |
stoush | 9 | - | - |
tussor | 6 | - | - |
tussur | 6 | oriental moth that produces brownish silk | - |
uhurus | 9 | - | - |
tussis | 6 | - | - |
trusts | 6 | - | - |
trouse | 6 | - | - |
tuskar | 10 | - | - |
tusked | 11 | having tusks | - |
tussah | 9 | oriental moth that produces brownish silk | - |
tussal | 6 | - | - |
tussar | 6 | - | - |
tusseh | 9 | oriental moth that produces brownish silk | - |
tusser | 6 | oriental moth that produces brownish silk | - |
tushes | 9 | - | - |
tusche | 11 | - | - |
tushed | 10 | - | - |
tusses | 6 | - | - |
tuktus | 10 | - | - |
unbusy | 11 | - | - |
unhusk | 13 | - | - |
valgus | 10 | a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body | - |
uprush | 11 | - | - |
upgush | 12 | - | - |
usance | 8 | accepted or habitual practice | - |
ushers | 9 | - | - |
usneas | 6 | - | - |
usques | 15 | - | - |
ustion | 6 | - | - |
usuals | 6 | - | - |
usured | 7 | - | - |
usages | 7 | - | - |
usager | 7 | - | - |
urubus | 8 | - | - |
uruses | 6 | - | - |
usably | 11 | - | - |
usures | 6 | - | - |
usurps | 8 | - | - |
usward | 10 | - | - |
uveous | 9 | of or relating to the uvea of the eye | - |
uraeus | 6 | - | - |
vulgus | 10 | - | - |
vodous | 10 | - | - |
wammus | 13 | - | - |
wampus | 13 | - | - |
vertus | 9 | - | - |
viscus | 11 | a main organ that is situated inside the body | - |
villus | 9 | a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane | - |
vinous | 9 | of or relating to wine | - |
virous | 9 | - | - |
xystus | 16 | - | - |
wusses | 9 | - | - |
wushus | 12 | - | - |
timous | 8 | - | - |
thuses | 9 | - | - |
tholus | 9 | - | - |
tragus | 7 | a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear | - |
toused | 7 | - | - |
touser | 6 | - | - |
touses | 6 | - | - |
torous | 6 | - | - |
tophus | 11 | a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout | - |
jambus | 17 | - | - |
intuse | 6 | - | - |
inrush | 9 | an inflow | - |
iodous | 7 | - | - |
kanzus | 19 | - | - |
jousts | 13 | - | - |
justed | 14 | - | - |
juster | 13 | - | - |
justle | 13 | - | - |
juncus | 15 | type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes | - |
kousso | 10 | - | - |
kombus | 14 | - | - |
konbus | 12 | - | - |
kudzus | 20 | - | - |
kussos | 10 | - | - |
lacmus | 10 | - | - |
lassus | 6 | - | - |
lapsus | 8 | - | - |
lituus | 6 | - | - |
limous | 8 | - | - |
magnus | 9 | - | - |
loused | 7 | - | - |
louser | 6 | - | - |
louses | 6 | - | - |
lupous | 8 | - | - |
lushes | 9 | - | - |
lushly | 12 | - | - |
lusked | 11 | - | - |
lusted | 7 | - | - |
lustra | 6 | - | - |
lusher | 9 | - | - |
lushed | 10 | - | - |
lusers | 6 | - | - |
mawpus | 13 | - | - |
medius | 9 | - | - |
mancus | 10 | - | - |
modius | 9 | - | - |
miurus | 8 | - | - |
misust | 8 | - | - |
meused | 9 | - | - |
meuses | 8 | - | - |
miaous | 8 | - | - |
mousle | 8 | - | - |
mousme | 10 | - | - |
mousts | 8 | - | - |
muscae | 10 | - | - |
muscid | 11 | - | - |
musers | 8 | - | - |
musets | 8 | - | - |
musars | 8 | - | - |
musang | 9 | - | - |
mushed | 12 | - | - |
mushes | 11 | - | - |
muskit | 12 | - | - |
muskle | 12 | - | - |
muskox | 19 | - | - |
musmon | 10 | - | - |
musrol | 8 | - | - |
mussed | 9 | - | - |
musick | 14 | - | - |
musics | 10 | - | - |
musits | 8 | - | - |
musive | 11 | - | - |
musjid | 16 | (Islam) a Muslim place of worship | - |
musked | 13 | - | - |
muskeg | 13 | - | - |
musses | 8 | - | - |
muntus | 8 | - | - |
mousie | 8 | - | - |
moused | 9 | - | - |
mouser | 8 | a cat proficient at mousing | - |
mouses | 8 | - | - |
morbus | 10 | - | - |
nikaus | 10 | - | - |
mythus | 14 | - | - |
naevus | 9 | - | - |
musted | 9 | - | - |
mustee | 8 | - | - |
musths | 11 | - | - |
nairus | 6 | - | - |
nandus | 7 | - | - |
obelus | 8 | - | - |
oculus | 8 | the organ of sight | - |
nonuse | 6 | - | - |
nodous | 7 | - | - |
noyaus | 9 | - | - |
noyous | 9 | - | - |
nouses | 6 | - | - |
nousle | 6 | - | - |
ousels | 6 | - | - |
ousted | 7 | - | - |
osmous | 8 | - | - |
onrush | 9 | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) | - |
onuses | 6 | - | - |
opulus | 8 | - | - |
opuses | 8 | - | - |
housey | 12 | - | - |
houmus | 11 | - | - |
housed | 10 | - | - |
houser | 9 | - | - |
hippus | 13 | - | - |
incuse | 8 | - | - |
humusy | 14 | - | - |
hussif | 12 | - | - |
husses | 9 | - | - |
husher | 12 | - | - |
hushes | 12 | - | - |
husked | 14 | - | - |
iambus | 10 | a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables | - |
degust | 8 | taste with relish | degust this wonderful soup |
druses | 7 | - | - |
dushed | 11 | - | - |
dushes | 10 | - | - |
dusked | 12 | - | - |
dusken | 11 | - | - |
dusker | 11 | - | - |
duskly | 14 | - | - |
dusted | 8 | - | - |
dumous | 9 | - | - |
doused | 8 | - | - |
douser | 7 | - | - |
douses | 7 | - | - |
embusy | 13 | - | - |
empusa | 10 | - | - |
empuse | 10 | - | - |
effuse | 12 | flow or spill forth | - |
eusols | 6 | - | - |
estrus | 6 | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity | - |
erinus | 6 | - | - |
favous | 12 | - | - |
flouse | 9 | - | - |
floush | 12 | - | - |
fondus | 10 | - | - |
flushy | 15 | - | - |
fichus | 14 | - | - |
flatus | 9 | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | - |
fucous | 11 | - | - |
frusta | 9 | - | - |
frusts | 9 | - | - |
fusels | 9 | - | - |
fustoc | 11 | - | - |
fusuma | 11 | - | - |
fustic | 11 | - | - |
fustet | 9 | - | - |
fusile | 9 | - | - |
fusils | 9 | - | - |
fussed | 10 | - | - |
fusser | 9 | - | - |
fusses | 9 | - | - |
fusted | 10 | - | - |
fusees | 9 | - | - |