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Words containing BU

Words that have the letters BU in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 2,132 playable words containing BU in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 7 letters, and the longest word is AGRIBUSINESSMAN. The highest-scoring is OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points.

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Popular words containing BU

BUZZ23
BUREAUCRACY21
VOCABULARY21
BUFFERING19
BUFFERED18
CONTRIBUTING18
CONTRIBUTIONS18
CONTRIBUTED17
CONTRIBUTION17
CONTRIBUTORS17
DISTRIBUTING17
BUFFERS16
CONTRIBUTES16
CONTRIBUTOR16
DEBUGGING16
DISTRIBUTED16
DISTRIBUTION16
ATTRIBUTING15

Highest-scoring words containing BU

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
BUZZWORDS32
PHENYLBUTAZONES32
BUZZWORD31
BUZZWIGS31
PHENYLBUTAZONE31
BUZZWIG30
KIBBUTZNIKS30
BUREAUCRATIZING30
KIBBUTZNIK29
BUREAUCRATIZED29
DECARBURIZATION29

3-letter words containing BU (9)

BUB8
BUD7
BUG7
BUM8
BUN6
BUR6
BUS6
BUT6
BUY8

4-letter words containing BU (44)

ABUT7
BABU9
BUBO9
BUBS9
BUCK12
BUDS8
BUFF13
BUGS8
BUHL9
BUHR9
BULB9
BULK10
BULL7
BUMF12
BUMP11
BUMS9
BUND8
BUNG8
BUNK10
BUNN7
BUNS7
BUNT7
BUOY9
BURA7
BURD8
BURG8
BURL7
BURN7
BURP9
BURR7
BURS7
BURY9
BUSH9
BUSK10
BUSS7
BUST7
BUSY9
BUTE7
BUTS7
BUYS9
BUZZ23
HABU9
TABU7
ZEBU15

5-letter words containing BU (92)

ABUSE8
ABUTS8
ABUZZ24
ALBUM10
BUBBY14
BUCKO13
BUCKS13
BUDDY12
BUDGE10
BUFFI14
BUFFO14
BUFFS14
BUFFY16
BUGGY12
BUGLE9
BUILD9
BUILT8
BULBS10
BULGE9
BULGY11
BULKS11
BULKY13
BULLS8
BULLY10
BUMFS13
BUMPH14
BUMPS12
BUMPY14
BUNCH12
BUNGS9
BUNKO11
BUNKS11
BUNNY10
BUNTS8
BUOYS10
BURGH11
BURGS9
BURKE11
BURLY10
BURNS8
BURNT8
BURPS10
BURRO8
BURRS8
BURST8
BUSBY12
BUSED9
BUSES8
BUSHY12
BUSTS8
BUTCH12
BUTTE8
BUXOM16
BUYER10
DEBUG10
DEBUT9
IMBUE10
REBUS8
REBUT8
ZEBUS16

The 60 most common shown, 32 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing BU (208)

ABUSED10
ABUSES9
ALBUMS11
AMBUSH13
AUBURN10
BEDBUG13
BUBBLE13
BUBBLY15
BUCKED15
BUCKET14
BUCKLE14
BUDDED12
BUDGED12
BUDGES11
BUDGET11
BUFFED16
BUFFER15
BUFFET15
BUGGED12
BUGLED11
BUILDS10
BULGED11
BULKED13
BULLET9
BUMMED14
BUMMER13
BUMPED14
BUMPER13
BUNDLE10
BUNKED13
BUNKER12
BUOYED12
BURBLE11
BURDEN10
BURIED10
BURIES9
BURLAP11
BURNED10
BURPED12
BURROW12
BURSTS9
BUSHED12
BUSHEL11
BUSHES11
BUSILY11
BUTTER9
BUTTON9
BUYERS11
BUYING12
BUZZED26
BUZZER25
BUZZES25
DEBUGS11
DEBUNK13
HUBBUB16
HUMBUG15
REBUFF15
REBUKE12
ROBUST9
SUBURB12

The 60 most common shown, 148 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing BU (363)

ABUSING11
ABUSIVE14
BEDBUGS14
BUBBLED15
BUBBLES14
BUCKETS15
BUCKING16
BUCKLED16
BUCKLES15
BUDDIES12
BUDDING13
BUDGETS12
BUDGING13
BUFFALO16
BUFFERS16
BUFFETS16
BUFFING17
BUFFOON16
BUGGIER12
BUGGIES12
BUGGING13
BUGLING12
BULBOUS13
BULGING12
BULKIER13
BULKING14
BULLDOG12
BULLETS10
BUMMEST14
BUMMING15
BUMPERS14
BUMPIER14
BUMPING15
BUNCHED15
BUNCHES14
BUNKERS13
BUNKING14
BUOYING13
BURBLED13
BURNING11
BURPING13
BURROWS13
BURYING13
BUSHING13
BUSYING13
BUTCHER14
BUTTOCK15
BUTTONS10
BUZZARD27
BUZZERS26
BUZZING27
DEBUNKS14
HUBBUBS17
LADYBUG14
REBUFFS16
REBUILD11
REBUILT10
REBUKED14
REBUKES13
SUBURBS13

The 60 most common shown, 303 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing BU (358)

ABUNDANT12
AMBUSHED16
AMBUSHES15
BUBBLIER15
BUBBLING16
BUCKETED17
BUCKLING17
BUDGETED14
BUFFERED18
BUFFETED18
BUFFOONS17
BUGGIEST13
BUILDERS12
BUILDING13
BULKIEST14
BULLDOGS13
BULLDOZE20
BULLETIN11
BULLFROG15
BULLYING14
BUMPIEST15
BUNCHING16
BUNDLING13
BUNGALOW15
BUNGLERS12
BUNGLING13
BUOYANCY17
BURBLING14
BURDENED13
BURGLARS12
BURGLARY14
BURROWED15
BURSTING12
BUSHELED14
BUSHIEST13
BUSINESS11
BUSTLING12
BUSYBODY18
BUTCHERS15
BUTCHERY17
BUTTERED12
BUTTOCKS16
BUTTONED12
BUZZARDS28
DEBUGGED15
DEBUGGER14
DEBUNKED16
DEBUTING13
DISBURSE12
FABULOUS15
GLOBULAR12
GLOBULES12
HALIBUTS13
LADYBUGS15
REBUFFED18
REBUILDS12
REBUKING15
SUBURBAN14
SYLLABUS13
UNBURDEN13

The 60 most common shown, 298 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing BU (302)

ABUNDANCE15
AMBULANCE16
AMBUSHING17
ATTRIBUTE12
BUBBLIEST16
BUCKETFUL21
BUCKETING18
BUCKWHEAT22
BUCKYBALL21
BUDGETING15
BUFFALOED19
BUFFALOES18
BUFFERING19
BUFFETING19
BUILDINGS14
BULLDOZED22
BULLDOZER21
BULLDOZES21
BULLETINS12
BULLFIGHT18
BULLFROGS16
BUMBLEBEE18
BUNGALOWS16
BURDENING14
BURNISHED15
BURNISHES14
BURROWING16
BUSHELING15
BUSHELLED15
BUSHWHACK24
BUTCHERED17
BUTTERCUP17
BUTTERFLY17
BUTTERING13
BUTTONING13
BUZZWORDS32
DEBUGGING16
DEBUNKING17
DISBURSED14
DISBURSES13
HAMBURGER17
HEARTBURN14
KIBBUTZIM27
LITTERBUG13
MINIBUSES14
OUTBURSTS13
REBUFFING19
REBUTTALS12
REBUTTING13
REIMBURSE14
ROBUSTEST12
SUBURBANS15
SUNBURNED14
TABULATED13
TABULATES12
TRIBUNALS12
TRIBUTARY14
TURBULENT13
UNBURDENS14
VESTIBULE16

The 60 most common shown, 242 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing BU (236)

ABUNDANCES16
ABUNDANTLY16
AMBULANCES17
ATTRIBUTED14
ATTRIBUTES13
BUCKBOARDS21
BUCKETFULS22
BUCKYBALLS22
BUFFALOING20
BUFFOONERY21
BULLDOGGED17
BULLDOZERS22
BULLDOZING23
BULLETINED14
BULLFIGHTS19
BUMBLEBEES19
BURDENSOME16
BUREAUCRAT16
BURGLARIES14
BURGLARIZE22
BURLESQUED23
BURLESQUES22
BURNISHING16
BUSHELLING16
BUSHWHACKS25
BUSINESSES13
BUSYBODIES18
BUTCHERIES17
BUTCHERING18
BUTTERCUPS18
BUTTERMILK18
BUTTONHOLE15
BUTTRESSED14
BUTTRESSES13
CARBURETOR15
CLOUDBURST17
COMBUSTION17
CONTRIBUTE15
CUMMERBUND21
DISBURSING15
DISTRIBUTE14
FLASHBULBS20
HAMBURGERS18
HUMBUGGING21
JITTERBUGS22
LITTERBUGS14
OVERBURDEN18
REBUILDING15
REIMBURSED16
REIMBURSES15
ROBUSTNESS13
SUNBURNING15
SYLLABUSES15
TABULATING14
TABULATION13
TURBULENCE16
UNBUCKLING20
UNBURDENED16
VESTIBULES17
VOCABULARY21

The 60 most common shown, 176 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing BU (187)

ABUSIVENESS18
AFTERBURNER17
ATTRIBUTING15
ATTRIBUTION14
ATTRIBUTIVE18
BELLYBUTTON18
BLOCKBUSTER21
BLUNDERBUSS18
BUCCANEERED19
BUCKTOOTHED22
BUDGERIGARS17
BULLDOGGING18
BULLETINING15
BULLETPROOF19
BULLFIGHTER20
BULLFINCHES21
BUREAUCRACY21
BUREAUCRATS17
BURGLARIZED24
BURGLARIZES23
BURLESQUING24
BUSHWHACKED27
BUSHWHACKER26
BUSINESSMAN16
BUSINESSMEN16
BUTTERFLIED18
BUTTERFLIES17
BUTTONHOLED17
BUTTONHOLES16
BUTTRESSING15
CARBURETORS16
CARBURETTOR16
CLOUDBURSTS18
COMBUSTIBLE20
CONTRIBUTED17
CONTRIBUTES16
CONTRIBUTOR16
CUMMERBUNDS22
DISTRIBUTED16
DISTRIBUTES15
DISTRIBUTOR15
FILIBUSTERS17
FUSSBUDGETS20
KIBBUTZNIKS30
KOOKABURRAS20
OUTBUILDING17
OVERBURDENS19
PERAMBULATE18
REIMBURSING17
RETRIBUTION14
RETRIBUTIVE18
SCUTTLEBUTT17
SHIPBUILDER19
SHUTTERBUGS18
SUBURBANITE17
TRIBULATION14
TRIBUTARIES14
TURBULENTLY17
UNBURDENING17
UNBUTTONING16

The 60 most common shown, 127 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing BU (153)

AFTERBURNERS18
AGRIBUSINESS16
AMBULATORIES17
ATTRIBUTABLE17
ATTRIBUTIONS15
ATTRIBUTIVES19
BELLYBUTTONS19
BLOCKBUSTERS22
BODYBUILDING22
BUCCANEERING20
BUFFALOBERRY25
BULLFIGHTERS21
BULLFIGHTING22
BUREAUCRATIC20
BURGLARIZING25
BUSHWHACKERS27
BUSHWHACKING28
BUSINESSLIKE18
BUTTERFLYING21
BUTTERSCOTCH21
BUTTONHOLING18
CARBURETTORS17
CHEESEBURGER20
COMBUSTIBLES21
CONSTABULARY19
CONTRIBUTING18
CONTRIBUTION17
CONTRIBUTORS17
CONTRIBUTORY19
DECARBURIZED27
DECARBURIZES26
DISBURSEMENT18
DISTRIBUTING17
DISTRIBUTION16
DISTRIBUTIVE20
DISTRIBUTORS16
FILIBUSTERED19
HARQUEBUSIER26
JITTERBUGGED26
OUTBUILDINGS18
OVERABUNDANT20
OVERBURDENED21
PERAMBULATED20
PERAMBULATES19
PERAMBULATOR19
RAMBUNCTIOUS20
REDISTRIBUTE16
RETRIBUTIONS15
SHIPBUILDERS20
SHIPBUILDING21
SOMNAMBULISM21
SOMNAMBULIST19
SUBURBANITES18
SUBURBANIZED27
SUBURBANIZES26
SWASHBUCKLED26
SWASHBUCKLER25
TRIBULATIONS15
UNATTRIBUTED17
VOCABULARIES21

The 60 most common shown, 93 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,132 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.3%) are containing BU. Most of them, 363, have 7 letters. 1,063 start with BU, 4 end with it and 1,065 have it only in the middle.

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Questions

How many words are there containing BU?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,132 words containing BU, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing BU?

OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BUZZWORDS (32), PHENYLBUTAZONES (32) and BUZZWORD (31).

What are the most common words containing BU?

BUZZ, BUREAUCRACY, VOCABULARY, BUFFERING, BUFFERED and CONTRIBUTING. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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