5-letter words ending with US
Dive into the specific realm of 5-letter words that conclude with the letter US. This focused section reveals the fascinating ways in which words of this particular length, ending with US, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jesus | 12 | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) | - |
| focus | 10 | become focussed or come into focus | The light focused |
| virus | 8 | a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer | a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance |
| minus | 7 | an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated | four minus three equals one |
| bonus | 7 | an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output | - |
| venus | 8 | type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells | - |
| lotus | 5 | native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers | - |
| bogus | 8 | fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | - |
| fetus | 8 | an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | - |
| pious | 7 | having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity | pious readings |
| lupus | 7 | a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus | - |
| camus | 9 | French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960) | - |
| hocus | 10 | - | - |
| mucus | 9 | protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium | - |
| nexus | 12 | the means of connection between things linked in series | - |
| sinus | 5 | a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel | - |
| argus | 6 | large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant | - |
| locus | 7 | the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) | - |
| manus | 7 | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | - |
| genus | 6 | a general kind of something | ignore the genus communism |
| magus | 8 | a magician or sorcerer of ancient times | - |
| ficus | 10 | large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees | - |
| solus | 5 | - | - |
| humus | 10 | a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East | - |
| momus | 9 | god of blame and mockery | - |
| bolus | 7 | a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine | - |
| negus | 6 | wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg | - |
| beaus | 7 | - | - |
| talus | 5 | a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff | - |
| vagus | 9 | a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera | - |
| gyrus | 9 | a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain | - |
| rebus | 7 | a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words | - |
| incus | 7 | the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes | - |
| torus | 5 | a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle | - |
| tonus | 5 | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli | - |
| ecrus | 7 | - | - |
| emeus | 7 | - | - |
| embus | 9 | - | - |
| favus | 11 | a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East | - |
| fucus | 10 | any member of the genus Fucus | - |
| fugus | 9 | - | - |
| fraus | 8 | - | - |
| gibus | 8 | - | - |
| hapus | 10 | - | - |
| hakus | 12 | - | - |
| habus | 10 | - | - |
| gurus | 6 | - | - |
| huhus | 11 | - | - |
| ictus | 7 | a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease | - |
| ileus | 5 | blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel | - |
| iglus | 6 | - | - |
| hilus | 8 | (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ | the hilus of the kidney |
| jehus | 15 | - | - |
| kagus | 10 | - | - |
| jukus | 16 | - | - |
| jujus | 19 | - | - |
| kurus | 9 | 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey | - |
| kutus | 9 | - | - |
| kuzus | 18 | - | - |
| korus | 9 | - | - |
| kukus | 13 | - | - |
| kudus | 10 | - | - |
| lieus | 5 | - | - |
| lusus | 5 | - | - |
| lobus | 7 | - | - |
| lulus | 5 | - | - |
| luaus | 5 | - | - |
| modus | 8 | - | - |
| masus | 7 | - | - |
| menus | 7 | - | - |
| meous | 7 | - | - |
| motus | 7 | - | - |
| mopus | 9 | - | - |
| mumus | 9 | - | - |
| debus | 8 | - | - |
| dufus | 9 | - | - |
| casus | 7 | - | - |
| bubus | 9 | - | - |
| clous | 7 | - | - |
| conus | 7 | - | - |
| comus | 9 | - | - |
| bajus | 14 | - | - |
| balus | 7 | - | - |
| babus | 9 | - | - |
| arcus | 7 | a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea | - |
| ascus | 7 | saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes | - |
| bapus | 9 | - | - |
| ankus | 9 | an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook | - |
| aglus | 6 | - | - |
| aitus | 5 | - | - |
| pilus | 7 | any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal | - |
| pupus | 9 | - | - |
| pukus | 11 | - | - |
| pudus | 8 | - | - |
| pulus | 7 | - | - |
| praus | 7 | - | - |
| ramus | 7 | the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical | - |
| rakus | 9 | - | - |
| ratus | 5 | - | - |
| rubus | 7 | large genus of brambles bearing berries | - |
| rurus | 5 | - | - |
| rimus | 7 | - | - |
| risus | 5 | - | - |
| sarus | 5 | - | - |
| situs | 5 | - | - |
| sorus | 5 | a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi | - |
| tapus | 7 | - | - |
| taxus | 12 | yews | - |
| tegus | 6 | - | - |
| tatus | 5 | - | - |
| sulus | 5 | - | - |
| susus | 5 | - | - |
| tabus | 7 | - | - |
| tofus | 8 | - | - |
| tolus | 5 | - | - |
| thous | 8 | - | - |
| tutus | 5 | - | - |
| unaus | 5 | - | - |
| uncus | 7 | (biology) any hook-shaped process or part | - |
| vrous | 8 | - | - |
| vatus | 8 | - | - |
| varus | 8 | a deformity in which part of a limb is turned inward to an abnormal degree | - |
| oncus | 7 | - | - |
| ombus | 9 | - | - |
| onkus | 9 | - | - |
| nisus | 5 | an effortful attempt to attain a goal | - |
| nevus | 8 | a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth | - |
| nidus | 6 | a central point or locus of an infection in an organism | - |
| nodus | 6 | - | - |
| patus | 7 | - | - |
| wamus | 10 | - | - |
| zobus | 16 | - | - |
| yuzus | 17 | - | - |
| zebus | 16 | - | - |
| wudus | 9 | - | - |
| xerus | 12 | - | - |
| zulus | 14 | - | - |
| bahus | 10 | - | - |
| namus | 7 | - | - |
| latus | 5 | - | - |
| malus | 7 | apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere | - |
| resus | 5 | - | - |
| ragus | 6 | - | - |
| erhus | 8 | - | - |
| degus | 7 | - | - |
| docus | 8 | - | - |
| kapus | 11 | - | - |
| wojus | 15 | - | - |
| sojus | 12 | - | - |
