Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. When a clue points to COU starts, alternate vowel patterns and common blends after the prefix. For example: couchant, couchers, couching.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| couchant | 8 | 2 | |
| couchers | 8 | 2 | |
| couching | 8 | 2 | |
| coughers | 8 | 2 | |
| coughing | 8 | 2 | |
| couldest | 8 | 2 | |
| coulises | 8 | 3 | |
| coulisse | 8 | 2 | |
| couloirs | 8 | 2 | |
| coulombs | 8 | 2 | |
| coulters | 8 | 2 | |
| coumaric | 8 | 3 | |
| coumarin | 8 | 3 | |
| coumarou | 8 | 3 | |
| councils | 8 | 2 | |
| counsels | 8 | 2 | |
| counters | 8 | 2 | |
| countess | 8 | 2 | |
| countian | 8 | 2 | |
| counties | 8 | 2 | |
| counting | 8 | 2 | |
| couplers | 8 | 2 | |
| couplets | 8 | 2 | |
| coupling | 8 | 2 | |
| courages | 8 | 3 | |
| courante | 8 | 2 | |
| couranto | 8 | 3 | |
| courants | 8 | 2 | |
| couriers | 8 | 2 | |
| courlans | 8 | 2 | |
| coursers | 8 | 2 | |
| coursing | 8 | 2 | |
| courters | 8 | 2 | |
| courtesy | 8 | 3 | |
| courtier | 8 | 2 | |
| courting | 8 | 2 | |
| couscous | 8 | 2 | |
| cousinly | 8 | 3 | |
| cousinry | 8 | 3 | |
| couteaux | 8 | 2 | |
| couthest | 8 | 2 | |
| couthier | 8 | 2 | |
| coutures | 8 | 3 | |
| couvades | 8 | 3 |
Are COU-starting words common?
COU is a frequent start; probing vowel swaps after COU quickly narrows options.
Is this list good for crosswords?
Yes—filter by length mentally and scan definitions when available.