Words Ending With NUS

59 words end with NUS. Scores range up to 16 points (MYOCLONUS), averaging 9.5 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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One of the small sacs or drupelets in a compound gland or aggregate fruit.

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A graduate or former student of a school.

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A silver coin of the Roman Empire worth two denarii.

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An Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia.

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An extra payment or benefit given to an employee or shareholder.

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Alternative name for the botulinum bacterium.

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Alternative form of cincinnus.

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A scorpioid cyme where successive axes arise alternately from the previous one.

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Involuntary muscular spasms with alternating contractions.

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A tenant farmer in the late Roman Empire.

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The contiguous United States, the 48 states excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

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Plural of CORNU.

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A high boot worn by actors in ancient Greek tragedy.

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Plural of DETENU.

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A sea urchin.

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Any plant of the genus Elaeagnus.

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Change in nerve or muscle properties from passing electric current.

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Alternative form of epigone.

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A genus of small flowering plants.

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Plural of GENU.

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Plural of GNU.

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Obsolete form of hemione.

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Plural of INCONNU.

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Plural of INGENU.

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A Mediterranean evergreen shrub with pinkish flowers.

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A male given name from Latin, common in Scotland and Scandinavia.

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The hand or the part of the forelimb corresponding to it in vertebrates.

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Plural of MENU.

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Reduced by; with the subtraction of.

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Brief involuntary twitching of a muscle.

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Plural of nu.

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A burden or responsibility.

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A tropical palm-like tree with prop roots and edible fruit.

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A hanging flap of tissue, often over the cornea.

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A lay assistant in the early Eastern Church who tended the sick.

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Plural of PARVENU.

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Sensitivity to or irritation caused by light.

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A pledge or security in Roman law.

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A genus of trees and shrubs including plums and cherries.

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Swelling at a plant leaf base enabling movement.

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Genus of plants including buckthorns.

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The castor oil plant, Ricinus communis.

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Any of several neck muscles involved in breathing and neck movement.

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Chief satyr in service of Bacchus, usually drunk and jolly.

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An air-filled cavity in a bone, especially in the skull.

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A genus of birds including common starlings.

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A taxonomic group between genus and species.

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Plural of SUBMENU.

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A bishop's throne.

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Plural of TAMANU.

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Plural of TAUHINU.

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The final point or end of a route or journey.

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A serious bacterial disease causing muscle spasms.

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The normal tension of living muscles or arteries.

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A genus of birds, including the redshank.

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A genus of venomous fish known as weevers.

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The trigeminal nerve; the main sensory nerve of the face.

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A cirrus cloud with hooked filaments.

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The second planet from the Sun, known as a bright morning or evening star.

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How many words ending with nus are there?

There are 59 words ending with nus.

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What is the highest-scoring word end with NUS?

MYOCLONUS scores 16 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.