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There are 18 five-letter words containing GUS

ARGUS	• argus n. A watchful guardian. • argus n. An alert, observant person. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • argus n. Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.
BOGUS	• bogus adj. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. • bogus adj. (Slang) Undesirable or harmful. • bogus adj. (Computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.
DEGUS	• degus n. Plural of degu. • DEGU n. a small rodent native to Chile, aka Brush-Tailed Rat.
FUGUS	• FUGU n. (Japanese) a toxin-containing fish.
GUSHY	• gushy adj. Gushing; effusive and often emotional. • gushy adj. (Uncommon) Tending to gush, to produce a large flow of liquid. • GUSHY adj. overly sentimental.
GUSLA	• gusla n. Alternative spelling of gusle. • GUSLA n. a one-stringed Balkan musical instrument, also GUSLE, GUSLI.
GUSLE	• gusle n. (Music) A single-stringed lute-like stringed instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in… • GUSLE n. (Serbo-Croat) a one-stringed Balkan musical instrument, also GUSLA, GUSLI.
GUSLI	• gusli n. (Music) A plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with… • GUSLI n. a one-stringed Balkan musical instrument, also GUSLA, GUSLE.
GUSSY	• gussy v. (Chiefly US) To dress up or decorate in a showy way. • GUSSY v. to dress up in fine or showy clothes, also GUSSIE.
GUSTO	• gusto n. Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor. • GUSTO n. (Italian) vigorous enjoyment.
GUSTS	• gusts n. Plural of gust. • gusts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gust. • GUST v. to blow in gusts (sudden blasts of wind).
GUSTY	• gusty adj. Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous. • gusty adj. (Figuratively) Characterized by or occurring in instances of sudden strong expression. • gusty adj. (Figuratively) Bombastic, verbose.
KAGUS	• kagus n. Plural of kagu. • KAGU n. a flightless bird.
MAGUS	• magus n. A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster. • magus n. (Zoroastrianism) A Zoroastrian priest. • MAGUS n. (Latin) a magician, also MAGE, MAGIAN.
NEGUS	• negus n. A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar. • negus n. (Historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of… • Negus prop.n. An English surname of unknown derivation.
RAGUS	• ragus n. Plural of ragu. • ragùs n. Plural of ragù. • RAGU n. (Italian) in Italian cookery, a meat and tomato sauce.
TEGUS	• tegus n. Plural of tegu. • TEGU n. (Aztec) a large black and yellow South American lizard, also TEGUEXIN.
VAGUS	• vagus n. (Roman Catholicism) A homeless person or vagrant. • vagus n. (Neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of vagus nerve.. • VAGUS n. (Latin) the tenth and last cranial nerve, going to larynx and pharynx.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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