Words Starting With COU
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 622 entries are words that start with COU. That is about 0.36% of the list. Lengths range from 4 letters (COUP) to 22 (COUNTERCOUNTERMEASURES, COUNTERINTERPRETATIONS and COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES). Using commonly used tile values, COUNTERMOBILIZATIONS (35 points) scores the most. 88 have no repeated letter at all. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 622 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.36% |
| Longest | COUNTERCOUNTERMEASURES, COUNTERINTERPRETATIONS and COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES (22 letters) |
| Shortest | COUP (4 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | COUNTERMOBILIZATIONS, 35 |
| No repeated letters | 88 |
Most common next letter after COU
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| N | 464 |
| R | 61 |
| L | 22 |
| P | 21 |
| T | 17 |
What stands out
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 20 still form a word when the leading
COUis removed, for exampleCOUCHANT,COUDE,COUGAR,COUGARSandCOULEE→CHANT,DE,GAR,GARSandLEE. - The most common endings here are
-ES(82),-NG(54),-ED(49). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 5, found in 184 of these words.
- The average length is 12.5 letters.
- After COU, the letter
Ncomes next most often (464 words).
All COU- words
4 letters 1
coup
5 letters 9
couch coude cough could count coupe coups court couth
6 letters 15
cougar coughs coulee coulis counts county couped coupes couple coupon course courts cousin couter couths
7 letters 39
couched coucher couches cougars coughed cougher couldst coulees couloir coulomb coulter council counsel counted counter country couping coupled coupler couples couplet coupons courage courant courier courlan coursed courser courses courted courter courtly cousins couteau couters couther couthie couture couvade
8 letters 44
couchant couchers couching coughers coughing couldest coulises coulisse couloirs coulombs coulters coumaric coumarin coumarou councils counsels counters countess countian counties counting couplers couplets coupling courages courante couranto courants couriers courlans coursers coursing courters courtesy courtier courting couscous cousinly cousinry couteaux couthest couthier coutures couvades
9 letters 33
couchings coulisses coulombic coumarins coumarous councilor counseled counselee counselor countable countably countdown countered countians countless countries couplings couponing courantes courantos courgette coursings courteous courtesan courtiers courtlier courtroom courtship courtside courtyard cousinage couthiest couturier
10 letters 48
coulometer coulometry councillor councilman councilmen councilors counselees counseling counselled counsellor counselors countdowns counteract counterbid countercry countering counterion counterman countermen counterspy countersue countertop countesses countryish countryman countrymen couplement couponings courageous courantoes courgettes courseware courtesans courtesied courtesies courthouse courtliest courtrooms courtships courtsides courtyards couscouses cousinages cousinhood cousinries cousinship couturiere couturiers
11 letters 57
coulometers coulometric councillors counselings counselling counsellors countenance counteracts counterbade counterbids counterblow countercoup counterfeit counterfire counterflow counterfoil counterions countermand countermemo countermine countermove countermyth counterpane counterpart counterplan counterplay counterplea counterplot counterploy counterpose counterraid countershot countersign countersink counterstep countersued countersues countersuit countersunk countertops countervail counterview countlessly countrified countryfied countryseat countryside countrywide couplements coursewares courteously courtesying courthouses courtliness cousinhoods cousinships couturieres
12 letters 72
coulometries councilmanic councilwoman councilwomen counsellings countability countenanced countenancer countenances counteracted counteragent counterargue counterblast counterblows countercheck counterclaim countercoups countercries counterfeits counterfired counterfires counterflows counterfoils counterforce counterimage countermands countermarch countermemos countermined countermines countermoved countermoves countermyths counteroffer counterorder counterpanes counterparts counterplans counterplays counterpleas counterplots counterploys counterpoint counterpoise counterposed counterposes counterpower counterpunch counterraids counterrally countershots countersigns countersinks counterspell counterspies counterstain counterstate countersteps counterstyle countersuing countersuits countertenor countertrade countertrend countervails counterviews counterworld countryseats countrysides countrywoman countrywomen courageously
13 letters 60
counselorship countenancers countenancing counteracting counteraction counteractive counteragents counterargued counterargues counterattack counterbidden counterblasts counterchange countercharge counterchecks counterclaims counterdemand countereffort counterfeited counterfeiter counterfiring counterforces counterimages countermanded countermelody countermining countermoving counteroffers counterorders counterpicket counterplayer counterpoints counterpoised counterpoises counterposing counterpowers counterraided counterreform countersigned countersniper counterspells counterstains counterstated counterstates counterstream counterstrike counterstroke counterstyles countertenors counterterror counterthreat counterthrust countertrades countertrends countervailed counterweight counterworlds countinghouse courteousness courtlinesses
14 letters 60
councillorship counselorships countabilities counteractions counterarguing counterassault counterattacks counterbalance counterbidding counterchanged counterchanges countercharged countercharges counterchecked counterclaimed counterculture countercurrent counterdemands counterefforts counterexample counterfactual counterfeiters counterfeiting countermanding countermarched countermarches countermeasure counterordered counterpickets counterplayers counterplotted counterpointed counterpoising counterproject counterprotest counterpunched counterpuncher counterpunches counterraiding counterrallied counterrallies counterreforms countershading countersigning countersinking countersnipers counterstained counterstating counterstepped counterstreams counterstrikes counterstrokes countertactics counterterrors counterthreats counterthrusts countervailing counterweights countinghouses courageousness
15 letters 51
coulometrically councillorships counterargument counterassaults counterattacked counterattacker counterbalanced counterbalances counterblockade countercampaign counterchanging countercharging counterchecking counterclaiming countercultural countercultures countercurrents countercyclical counterevidence counterexamples counterguerilla counterinstance counterirritant countermarching countermeasures countermelodies countermovement counterordering counterpetition counterpicketed counterplotting counterpointing counterpressure counterprojects counterproposal counterprotests counterpunchers counterpunching counterquestion counterrallying counterreaction counterreformer counterresponse countershadings counterstaining counterstepping counterstrategy countertendency counterviolence counterweighted courteousnesses
16 letters 41
counterarguments counterattackers counterattacking counterbalancing counterblockaded counterblockades countercampaigns counterclockwise countercomplaint countercriticism counterculturist countercurrently counterespionage counterevidences counterguerillas counterguerrilla counterincentive counterinflation counterinfluence counterinstances counterinsurgent counterintuitive counterirritants countermovements counteroffensive counterpetitions counterpicketing counterpressures counterproposals counterquestions counterreactions counterreformers counterresponses countersignature counterstatement counterterrorism counterterrorist countertradition counterviolences counterweighting courageousnesses
17 letters 38
counteraccusation counteradaptation counteraggression counterblockading countercommercial countercomplaints counterconspiracy counterconvention countercriticisms counterculturists countercyclically counterdeployment counterespionages countergovernment counterguerrillas counterhypotheses counterhypothesis counterincentives counterinfluenced counterinfluences counterinsurgency counterinsurgents counteroffensives counterpetitioned counterproductive counterpropaganda counterquestioned counterrevolution counterscientific countersignatures counterstatements counterstrategies counterstrategist countersuggestion countertendencies counterterrorisms counterterrorists countertraditions
18 letters 22
counteraccusations counteradaptations counteradvertising counteraggressions counterconventions counterculturalism counterdemonstrate counterdeployments countereducational countergovernments counterinfluencing counterinstitution counterintuitively counterpetitioning counterprogramming counterpropagandas counterquestioning counterreformation counterretaliation counterrevolutions counterstrategists countersuggestions
19 letters 17
counteradvertisings counterconditioning counterconspiracies counterculturalisms counterdemonstrated counterdemonstrates counterdemonstrator counterinflationary counterinstitutions counterinsurgencies counterintelligence countermobilization counterprogrammings counterreformations counterretaliations countersurveillance countertransference
20 letters 9
counterconditionings counterdemonstrating counterdemonstration counterdemonstrators counterintelligences countermobilizations counterrevolutionary countersurveillances countertransferences
21 letters 3
countercountermeasure counterdemonstrations counterinterpretation
22 letters 3
countercountermeasures counterinterpretations counterrevolutionaries
Using these words
To find words that start with COU using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type COU in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts COU???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.