6-letter words ending with US
Dive into the specific realm of 6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| famous | 11 | widely known and esteemed | a famous actor |
| genius | 7 | unusual mental ability | - |
| status | 6 | a state at a particular time | the current status of the arms negotiations |
| circus | 10 | a genus of haws comprising the harriers | - |
| campus | 12 | a field on which the buildings of a university are situated | - |
| 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 |
| missus | 8 | informal term of address for someone's wife | - |
| radius | 7 | the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere | - |
| cactus | 10 | any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| census | 8 | a periodic count of the population | - |
| animus | 8 | a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | - |
| doofus | 10 | a stupid incompetent person | - |
| typhus | 14 | rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever | - |
| 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 | - |
| hiatus | 9 | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | - |
| foetus | 9 | an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | - |
| porous | 8 | full of pores or vessels or holes | - |
| rumpus | 10 | the act of making a noisy disturbance | - |
| 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 | - |
| primus | 10 | a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers | - |
| caucus | 10 | a closed political meeting | - |
| 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) | - |
| airbus | 8 | a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances | - |
| abacus | 10 | a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves | - |
| nimbus | 10 | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | - |
| venous | 9 | of or contained in or performing the function of the veins | venous inflammation |
| dingus | 8 | - | - |
| thymus | 14 | a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age | - |
| discus | 9 | a disk used in throwing competitions | - |
| 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 | - |
| rufous | 9 | - | - |
| 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 |
| stylus | 9 | a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving | he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| virtus | 9 | - | - |
| fundus | 10 | (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening | the uterine fundus |
| limbus | 10 | a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure | - |
| obolus | 8 | a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram | - |
| cestus | 8 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| adieus | 7 | - | - |
| coyaus | 11 | - | - |
| ahurus | 9 | - | - |
| mapaus | 10 | - | - |
| lumbus | 10 | either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds | - |
| otakus | 10 | - | - |
| pelaus | 8 | - | - |
| goofus | 10 | - | - |
| fogous | 10 | - | - |
| filius | 9 | - | - |
| kawaus | 13 | - | - |
| kaurus | 10 | - | - |
| hinaus | 9 | - | - |
| hoppus | 13 | - | - |
| wagyus | 13 | - | - |
| verjus | 16 | - | - |
| vellus | 9 | - | - |
| tuchus | 11 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| quipus | 17 | - | - |
| prunus | 8 | a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions | - |
| pullus | 8 | - | - |
| ramous | 8 | having branches | - |
| rectus | 8 | any of various straight muscles | - |
| regius | 7 | - | - |
| rimous | 8 | - | - |
| rictus | 8 | a gaping grimace | - |
| ruscus | 8 | a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae | - |
| rugous | 7 | - | - |
| sadhus | 10 | - | - |
| scapus | 10 | - | - |
| saltus | 6 | - | - |
| samfus | 11 | - | - |
| sajous | 13 | - | - |
| sargus | 7 | - | - |
| setous | 6 | - | - |
| shoyus | 12 | - | - |
| soleus | 6 | a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle | - |
| sorbus | 8 | a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves | - |
| snafus | 9 | - | - |
| parous | 8 | having given birth to one or more viable children | - |
| passus | 8 | - | - |
| pareus | 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 | - |
| tellus | 6 | (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea | - |
| tendus | 7 | - | - |
| tatous | 6 | - | - |
| uhurus | 9 | - | - |
| tuktus | 10 | - | - |
| valgus | 10 | a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body | - |
| urubus | 8 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| wushus | 12 | - | - |
| timous | 8 | - | - |
| tholus | 9 | - | - |
| tragus | 7 | a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear | - |
| torous | 6 | - | - |
| tophus | 11 | a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout | - |
| jambus | 17 | - | - |
| iodous | 7 | - | - |
| kanzus | 19 | - | - |
| juncus | 15 | type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes | - |
| kombus | 14 | - | - |
| konbus | 12 | - | - |
| kudzus | 20 | - | - |
| lacmus | 10 | - | - |
| lassus | 6 | - | - |
| lapsus | 8 | - | - |
| lituus | 6 | - | - |
| limous | 8 | - | - |
| magnus | 9 | - | - |
| lupous | 8 | - | - |
| mawpus | 13 | - | - |
| medius | 9 | - | - |
| mancus | 10 | - | - |
| modius | 9 | - | - |
| miurus | 8 | - | - |
| miaous | 8 | - | - |
| muntus | 8 | - | - |
| morbus | 10 | - | - |
| nikaus | 10 | - | - |
| mythus | 14 | - | - |
| naevus | 9 | - | - |
| nairus | 6 | - | - |
| nandus | 7 | - | - |
| obelus | 8 | - | - |
| oculus | 8 | the organ of sight | - |
| nodous | 7 | - | - |
| noyaus | 9 | - | - |
| noyous | 9 | - | - |
| osmous | 8 | - | - |
| opulus | 8 | - | - |
| houmus | 11 | - | - |
| hippus | 13 | - | - |
| iambus | 10 | a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables | - |
| dumous | 9 | - | - |
| estrus | 6 | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity | - |
| erinus | 6 | - | - |
| favous | 12 | - | - |
| fondus | 10 | - | - |
| fichus | 14 | - | - |
| flatus | 9 | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | - |
| fucous | 11 | - | - |
| fumous | 11 | - | - |
| gaupus | 9 | - | - |
| gawpus | 12 | - | - |
| gallus | 7 | common domestic birds and related forms | - |
| gradus | 8 | - | - |
| globus | 9 | - | - |
| glomus | 9 | - | - |
| gyrous | 10 | - | - |
| haikus | 13 | - | - |
| hamous | 11 | - | - |
| costus | 8 | - | - |
| cornus | 8 | a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere | - |
| cormus | 10 | - | - |
| coypus | 13 | - | - |
| cottus | 8 | type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins | - |
| cyclus | 13 | - | - |
| cymous | 13 | - | - |
| cuneus | 8 | any shape that is triangular in cross section | - |
| cultus | 8 | a system of religious beliefs and rituals | devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin |
| cuscus | 10 | woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia | - |
| cursus | 8 | - | - |
| awmous | 11 | - | - |
| aureus | 6 | - | - |
| aurous | 6 | of or relating to or containing or derived from gold | - |
| buchus | 13 | - | - |
| buckus | 14 | - | - |
| bundus | 9 | - | - |
| bupkus | 14 | - | - |
| cantus | 8 | - | - |
| bussus | 8 | - | - |
| byssus | 11 | tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface | - |
| cerous | 8 | of or relating to or containing cerium with valence 3 | - |
| cercus | 10 | - | - |
| cereus | 8 | genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white | - |
| carpus | 10 | a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones | - |
| cissus | 8 | - | - |
| cistus | 8 | small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa | - |
| cippus | 12 | - | - |
| clavus | 11 | a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes | - |
| chiaus | 11 | - | - |
| chirus | 11 | - | - |
| comous | 10 | - | - |
| clonus | 8 | convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations | - |
| coleus | 8 | any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers | - |
| bayous | 11 | - | - |
| bantus | 8 | - | - |
| bijous | 15 | - | - |
| aeneus | 6 | - | - |
| acinus | 8 | one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry | - |
| acarus | 8 | any of several mites of the order Acarina | - |
| amicus | 10 | - | - |
| almous | 8 | - | - |
