8-letter words ending with IOUS
Dive into the specific realm of 8-letter words that conclude with the letter IOUS. This focused section reveals the fascinating ways in which words of this particular length, ending with IOUS, contribute to the richness of the English language. Whether it's for expanding your vocabulary, solving puzzles, or simply for the love of words, discover how these terms uniquely blend length and ending sound.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| precious | 12 | obviously contrived to charm | an insufferably precious performance |
| previous | 13 | just preceding something else in time or order | the previous owner |
| glorious | 9 | having great beauty and splendor | a glorious spring morning |
| gracious | 11 | characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects | - |
| cautious | 10 | people who are fearful and cautious | - |
| spacious | 12 | (of buildings and rooms) having ample space | a spacious ballroom |
| luscious | 10 | having strong sexual appeal | - |
| studious | 9 | characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading | a quiet studious child |
| specious | 12 | plausible but false | a specious claim |
| spurious | 10 | plausible but false | spurious inferences |
| uxorious | 15 | foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife | - |
| pervious | 13 | admitting of passage or entrance | pervious soil |
| usurious | 8 | greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation | usurious interest rate |
| yttrious | 11 | - | - |
| stocious | 10 | - | - |
| stotious | 8 | - | - |
| tenuious | 8 | - | - |
| tortious | 8 | of or pertaining to the nature of a tort | tortious acts |
| ructious | 10 | - | - |
| scarious | 10 | - | - |
| scabious | 12 | any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa | - |
| scorious | 10 | - | - |
| pluvious | 13 | - | - |
| ovarious | 11 | - | - |
| edacious | 11 | devouring or craving food in great quantities | edacious vultures |
| eximious | 17 | - | - |
| fashious | 14 | - | - |
| factious | 13 | dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) | - |
| fiddious | 13 | - | - |
| oragious | 9 | - | - |
| diecious | 11 | - | - |
| caesious | 10 | - | - |
| captious | 12 | tending to find and call attention to faults | a captious pedant |
