8 Letter Words Containing IOU

There are 38+ eight letter words with IOU in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter IOU word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with IOU.

Popular 8-Letter Words With IOU

previous 13
precious 12
caesious 10
diecious 11
edacious 11
luscious 10
oragious 9
ovarious 11
paviours 13
pervious 13
pluvious 13
saviours 11

All 8-Letter Words With IOU (30 words)

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How Common is IOU as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 38 8-letter words containing IOU in English. The average Scrabble score here is 11.2, with -S endings dominating (95% of them).

Total Words
38
Avg Scrabble Score
11.2
Most Common Ending (95%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
IO
OU

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter IOU-Words in Scrabble

eximious 17
uxorious 15
haviours 14
fashious 14
previous 13
pervious 13

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains IOU?

17 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains IOU is eximious with a total of 17 points.

E 1
X 8
I 1
M 3
I 1
O 1
U 1
S 1
adjective 1. Excellent, distinguished, eminent; notable, singular.

FAQ 8 Letter Words With IOU

  • How many 8 letter words containing IOU are in the English dictionary?

    There are 38 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain IOU. The average Scrabble score across them is 11.2.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing IOU worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "odiously", "uxorious", "thiourea", "eximious" contain IOU and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "eximious" is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing IOU?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing IOU include "previous", "precious", "caesious", "diecious", "edacious".