Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With OU

This verified list contains 105 CORE words with OU, plus 19 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 105 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

about7
afoul8
aloud6
amour7
bayou10
bijou14
bough11
bound8
bouts7
cloud8
clout7
couch12
cough11
could8
count7
coupe9
coups9
court7
croup9
doubt8
dough10
doula6
douse6
flour8
flout8
fouls8
found9
fount8
fours8
ghoul9
gouge7
gourd7
gouty9
group8
grout6
hound9
houri8
hours8
house8
joule12
joust12
lough9
lours5
louse5
lousy8
louts5
moues7
mound8
mount7
mourn7
mouse7
mousy10
mouth10
nouns5
ought9
ounce7
ousts5
outdo6
outed6
outer5
outgo6
outta5
ouzos14
pious7
pouch12
poufs10
pound8
pours7
pouts7
pouty10
proud8
rouge6
rough9
round6
rouse5
roust5
route5
routs5
scour7
scout7
shout8
snout5
sough9
souks9
souls5
sound6
soups7
soupy10
sours5
souse5
south8
spout7
stoup7
stout5
touch10
tough9
tours5
touts5
trout5
vouch13
would9
wound9
young9
yours8
youth11

105CORE words

19extended words

124verified matches

7.8average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

bough11
bound8
bouts7
cloud8
clout7
cough11
could8
count7
coups9
court7
doubt8
dough10

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

bijou14
ouzos14
vouch13
couch12
pouch12
joule12
joust12
bough11
cough11
youth11
bayou10
dough10

Letter intelligence

What the OU list contains

Where OU appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

2 vowels77 words
3 vowels28 words

Repeated letters

15%

16 of 105 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

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Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with OU

The CORE list contains 105 5-letter words with OU in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 19 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain OU?

This verified set contains 105 CORE words and 19 extended words, for 124 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this OU group?

The 105 CORE words average 7.8 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these OU words often repeat letters?