Words Containing NOUS

399 words contain NOUS anywhere. Scores range up to 27 points (QUADRIGEMINOUS), averaging 15.1 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Having a large or protuberant belly.

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Pertaining to acini; made of small sacs.

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Having no seed leaves or cotyledons.

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Growing at the tip of the main stem, as in ferns and mosses.

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In an acrogenous manner; growing at the tip.

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Having or showing sharp insight; keen.

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Not allowing passage of heat rays.

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Of a bluish-green color like verdigris.

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Containing or resembling albumin.

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Of or pertaining to sapwood.

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Originating elsewhere than where found.

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Very high or lofty.

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Containing or relating to alumina or alum.

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Chronologically out of place; anachronistic.

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In an anachronistic manner.

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Producing male hormones, androgenic.

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Having both male and female characteristics.

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In a manner combining both male and female traits.

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Of or pertaining to angina, especially angina pectoris.

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Of or pertaining to antimony in its lower valence.

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Having no voice; voiceless.

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Sandy or gritty.

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Relating to arsenic in its +3 oxidation state.

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Relating to arson or to arsonous acids and their derivatives.

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Relating to both arteries and veins.

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Not occurring at the same time; lacking synchronization.

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In a manner not synchronized or simultaneous.

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Impermeable to heat.

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Indigenous or originating where found; native to a place.

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In an autochthonous manner; native or indigenous.

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Originating within an organism or system.

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In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.

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Producing its own light.

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Having two hands, as humans do.

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Produced by or originating from living organisms.

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Containing or resembling bitumen.

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Heavy and oppressive.

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A long, hooded cloak worn by Arabs and Moors.

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Alternative spelling of burnoose.

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Past tense of BURNOUS.

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Plural of BURNOUS.

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Producing a harsh, jarring sound.

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In a harsh, discordant manner.

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Having a pointed or pyramidal top.

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Dark, misty, and gloomy.

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Relating to or containing carbon.

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Consisting of or relating to cartilage.

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Originating from a stem.

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Like a cavern in size or shape; huge and hollow.

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In a deep, hollow, or echoing manner.

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Relating to or producing earwax.

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Made of or relating to chitin.

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Containing or relating to collagen.

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Characterized by harmonious, elegant arrangement.

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Harmonious in sound.

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Having a common boundary or edge.

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In a way that shares a common boundary.

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Producing or yielding coral.

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Having the same boundaries or extent.

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In a coterminous manner; ending together.

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How many words containing nous are there?

There are 399 words containing nous.

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What is the highest-scoring word contain NOUS anywhere?

QUADRIGEMINOUS scores 27 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.