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Words that start with BU

Looking for a word that begins with BU? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, grouped by length so you can find the one that fits. There are 1,063 playable words starting with BU in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 7 letters, and the longest word is BUMPTIOUSNESSES. The highest-scoring is BUZZWORDS, worth 32 points.

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Popular words starting with BU

BUZZ23
BUREAUCRACY21
BUFFERING19
BUFFERED18
BUFFERS16
BUFFER15
BUCKET14
BUILDINGS14
BUBBLE13
BUCKS13
BUILDING13
BURYING13
BUSINESSES13
BUCK12
BUNCH12
BURSTING12
BUYING12
BUDGET11

Highest-scoring words starting with BU

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

BUZZWORDS32
BUZZWORD31
BUZZWIGS31
BUZZWIG30
BUREAUCRATIZING30
BUREAUCRATIZED29
BUZZARDS28
BUSHWHACKING28
BUREAUCRATIZES28
BUZZARD27
BUZZING27
BUSHWHACKED27

3-letter words starting with BU (9)

BUB8
BUD7
BUG7
BUM8
BUN6
BUR6
BUS6
BUT6
BUY8

4-letter words starting with BU (39)

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

5-letter words starting with BU (74)

BUBAL10
BUBBY14
BUCKO13
BUCKS13
BUDDY12
BUDGE10
BUFFI14
BUFFO14
BUFFS14
BUFFY16
BUGGY12
BUGLE9
BUHLS10
BUHRS10
BUILD9
BUILT8
BULBS10
BULGE9
BULGY11
BULKS11
BULKY13
BULLA8
BULLS8
BULLY10
BUMFS13
BUMPH14
BUMPS12
BUMPY14
BUNCH12
BUNCO10
BUNDS9
BUNDT9
BUNGS9
BUNKO11
BUNKS11
BUNNS8
BUNNY10
BUNTS8
BUNYA10
BUOYS10
BURAN8
BURAS8
BURBS10
BURDS9
BURET8
BURGH11
BURGS9
BURIN8
BURKE11
BURLS8
BURLY10
BURNS8
BURNT8
BURPS10
BURRO8
BURRS8
BURRY10
BURSA8
BURSE8
BURST8
BUSBY12
BUSED9
BUSES8
BUSHY12
BUSKS11
BUSTS8
BUTCH12
BUTTE8
BUTUT9
BUTYL10
BUXOM16
BUYER10

The 72 most common shown, 2 rarer words not listed. More 5-letter words

6-letter words starting with BU (152)

BUBBLE13
BUBBLY15
BUCKED15
BUCKET14
BUCKLE14
BUDDED12
BUDGED12
BUDGES11
BUDGET11
BUFFED16
BUFFER15
BUFFET15
BUGGED12
BUGLED11
BUGLER10
BUGLES10
BUILDS10
BULGED11
BULGES10
BULKED13
BULLED10
BULLET9
BUMBLE13
BUMMED14
BUMMER13
BUMPED14
BUMPER13
BUNDLE10
BUNGLE10
BUNION9
BUNKED13
BUNKER12
BUNKUM15
BUOYED12
BURBLE11
BURDEN10
BUREAU10
BURGER10
BURGLE10
BURIAL9
BURIED10
BURIES9
BURLAP11
BURNED10
BURNER9
BURPED12
BURRED10
BURROS9
BURROW12
BURSAR9
BURSTS9
BUSBOY13
BUSHED12
BUSHEL11
BUSHES11
BUSIED10
BUSIER9
BUSIES9
BUSILY11
BUSING10
BUSTED10
BUSTLE9
BUTLER9
BUTTED10
BUTTER9
BUTTES9
BUTTON9
BUYERS11
BUYING12
BUZZED26
BUZZER25
BUZZES25

The 72 most common shown, 80 rarer words not listed. More 6-letter words

7-letter words starting with BU (245)

BUBBLED15
BUBBLES14
BUCKETS15
BUCKING16
BUCKLED16
BUCKLES15
BUDDIES12
BUDDING13
BUDGETS12
BUDGING13
BUFFALO16
BUFFERS16
BUFFETS16
BUFFING17
BUFFOON16
BUGGIER12
BUGGIES12
BUGGING13
BUGLERS11
BUGLING12
BUILDER11
BULBOUS13
BULGING12
BULKIER13
BULKING14
BULLDOG12
BULLETS10
BULLIED11
BULLIES10
BULLING11
BUMMEST14
BUMMING15
BUMPERS14
BUMPIER14
BUMPING15
BUNCHED15
BUNCHES14
BUNDLED12
BUNDLES11
BUNGLED12
BUNGLER11
BUNGLES11
BUNKERS13
BUNKING14
BUOYANT12
BUOYING13
BURBLED13
BURBLES12
BURDENS11
BUREAUS11
BURGERS11
BURGLAR11
BURNING11
BURNISH12
BURPING13
BURRING11
BURROWS13
BURYING13
BUSHELS12
BUSHIER12
BUSHING13
BUSTING11
BUSTLED11
BUSYING13
BUTCHER14
BUTTERY12
BUTTING11
BUTTOCK15
BUTTONS10
BUZZARD27
BUZZERS26
BUZZING27

The 72 most common shown, 173 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words starting with BU (189)

BUBBLIER15
BUBBLING16
BUCKETED17
BUCKEYES18
BUCKLERS16
BUCKLING17
BUCKSAWS19
BUCKSHOT18
BUCKSKIN19
BUCOLICS15
BUDDINGS14
BUDGETED14
BUFFERED18
BUFFETED18
BUFFOONS17
BUGABOOS14
BUGBEARS14
BUGGIEST13
BUILDERS12
BUILDING13
BUILDUPS15
BULGIEST12
BULIMICS15
BULKHEAD17
BULKIEST14
BULLDOGS13
BULLDOZE20
BULLETIN11
BULLFROG15
BULLHORN13
BULLOCKS16
BULLPENS13
BULLRING12
BULLYING14
BULWARKS17
BUMBLERS15
BUMBLING16
BUMPIEST15
BUMPKINS18
BUNCHING16
BUNDLING13
BUNGALOW15
BUNGLERS12
BUNGLING13
BUNTINGS12
BUOYANCY17
BURBLING14
BURDENED13
BURGEONS12
BURGHERS14
BURGLARS12
BURGLARY14
BURGLING13
BURLIEST11
BURROWED15
BURSTING12
BUSHELED14
BUSHIEST13
BUSHINGS14
BUSINESS11
BUSTLING12
BUSYBODY18
BUSYNESS13
BUSYWORK19
BUTCHERS15
BUTCHERY17
BUTTERED12
BUTTOCKS16
BUTTONED12
BUTTRESS11
BUZZARDS28
BUZZWORD31

The 72 most common shown, 117 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words starting with BU (141)

BUBBLEGUM20
BUBBLIEST16
BUCCANEER16
BUCKAYROS19
BUCKBEANS19
BUCKBOARD20
BUCKETFUL21
BUCKETING18
BUCKLERED18
BUCKRAMED20
BUCKSHEES19
BUCKSHOTS19
BUCKSKINS20
BUCKTEETH19
BUCKTHORN19
BUCKTOOTH19
BUCKWHEAT22
BUCKYBALL21
BUDGETARY16
BUDGETING15
BUFFALOED19
BUFFALOES18
BUFFERING19
BUFFETERS18
BUFFETING19
BUHLWORKS20
BUILDINGS14
BULKHEADS18
BULKINESS15
BULLDOZED22
BULLDOZER21
BULLDOZES21
BULLETINS12
BULLFIGHT18
BULLFINCH19
BULLFROGS16
BULLHORNS14
BULLRINGS13
BULLWHIPS19
BULRUSHES15
BULWARKED19
BUMBLEBEE18
BUMPKINLY21
BUMPTIOUS17
BUNGALOWS16
BUNKHOUSE18
BUOYANTLY16
BURDENING14
BURGEONED14
BURLESQUE21
BURLINESS12
BURNISHED15
BURNISHES14
BURNOOSES12
BURROWING16
BUSHBUCKS22
BUSHELING15
BUSHELLED15
BUSHINESS14
BUSHWHACK24
BUSYWORKS20
BUTCHERED17
BUTTERCUP17
BUTTERFAT15
BUTTERFLY17
BUTTERIER12
BUTTERIES12
BUTTERING13
BUTTERNUT13
BUTTONING13
BUXOMNESS20
BUZZWORDS32

The 72 most common shown, 69 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words starting with BU (86)

BUBBLEGUMS21
BUBBLEHEAD20
BUCCANEERS17
BUCCINATOR17
BUCKBOARDS21
BUCKETFULS22
BUCKETSFUL22
BUCKLERING19
BUCKRAMING21
BUCKTHORNS20
BUCKWHEATS23
BUCKYBALLS22
BUDGERIGAR16
BUFFALOING20
BUFFLEHEAD22
BUFFOONERY21
BUFFOONISH21
BUGLEWEEDS18
BULLDOGGED17
BULLDOGGER16
BULLDOZERS22
BULLDOZING23
BULLETINED14
BULLFIGHTS19
BULLHEADED17
BULLNECKED19
BULLRUSHES16
BULWARKING20
BUMBLEBEES19
BUMBLINGLY20
BUMPKINISH22
BUNCHBERRY21
BUNCHGRASS18
BUNGLESOME16
BUNGLINGLY17
BUNKHOUSES19
BUOYANCIES17
BURDENSOME16
BUREAUCRAT16
BURGEONING15
BURGLARIES14
BURGLARIZE22
BURGUNDIES16
BURLESQUED23
BURLESQUER22
BURLESQUES22
BURNISHING16
BURTHENING16
BUSHELLING16
BUSHMASTER17
BUSHRANGER16
BUSHWHACKS25
BUSINESSES13
BUSTLINGLY16
BUSYBODIES18
BUTCHERIES17
BUTCHERING18
BUTTERCUPS18
BUTTERFATS16
BUTTERFISH18
BUTTERIEST13
BUTTERMILK18
BUTTERNUTS14
BUTTERWEED17
BUTTERWORT16
BUTTONBUSH18
BUTTONHOLE15
BUTTONHOOK18
BUTTONWOOD17
BUTTRESSED14
BUTTRESSES13
BUTTSTOCKS18

The 72 most common shown, 14 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words starting with BU (61)

BUBBLEHEADS21
BUCCANEERED19
BUCCINATORS18
BUCKSKINNED23
BUCKTOOTHED22
BUCOLICALLY20
BUDGERIGARS17
BUFFALOFISH25
BUFFLEHEADS23
BULKINESSES17
BULLBAITING17
BULLDOGGERS17
BULLDOGGING18
BULLETINING15
BULLETPROOF19
BULLFIGHTER20
BULLFINCHES21
BULLISHNESS16
BULLMASTIFF22
BULLTERRIER14
BULLWHIPPED24
BULLYRAGGED19
BUMBERSHOOT20
BUMPINESSES18
BUMPTIOUSLY21
BUREAUCRACY21
BUREAUCRATS17
BURGLARIOUS16
BURGLARIZED24
BURGLARIZES23
BURGOMASTER17
BURLESQUELY25
BURLESQUERS23
BURLESQUING24
BURLINESSES14
BURNISHINGS17
BUSHINESSES16
BUSHMASTERS18
BUSHRANGERS17
BUSHRANGING18
BUSHWHACKED27
BUSHWHACKER26
BUSINESSMAN16
BUSINESSMEN16
BUTTERBALLS16
BUTTERFLIED18
BUTTERFLIES17
BUTTERFLYER19
BUTTERMILKS19
BUTTERWEEDS18
BUTTERWORTS17
BUTTINSKIES17
BUTTONBALLS16
BUTTONHOLED17
BUTTONHOLER16
BUTTONHOLES16
BUTTONHOOKS19
BUTTONWOODS18
BUTTRESSING15
BUTYLATIONS16
BUXOMNESSES22

12-letter words starting with BU (33)

BUBBLEHEADED23
BUCCANEERING20
BUCCANEERISH21
BUFFALOBERRY25
BUFFOONERIES21
BULLBAITINGS18
BULLDOGGINGS19
BULLFIGHTERS21
BULLFIGHTING22
BULLHEADEDLY21
BULLMASTIFFS23
BULLTERRIERS15
BULLWHIPPING25
BULLYRAGGING20
BUMBERSHOOTS21
BUNCHBERRIES21
BUNCHGRASSES20
BUREAUCRATIC20
BURGLARIZING25
BURGLARPROOF21
BURGOMASTERS18
BUSHRANGINGS19
BUSHWHACKERS27
BUSHWHACKING28
BUSINESSLIKE18
BUTTERFISHES20
BUTTERFLYERS20
BUTTERFLYING21
BUTTERSCOTCH21
BUTTONBUSHES20
BUTTONHOLERS17
BUTTONHOLING18
BUTTONHOOKED21

13-letter words starting with BU (16)

BUFFALOFISHES27
BULLFIGHTINGS23
BULLISHNESSES18
BUMPTIOUSNESS21
BUREAUCRACIES21
BUREAUCRATESE19
BUREAUCRATISE19
BUREAUCRATISM21
BUREAUCRATIZE27
BURGLARIOUSLY20
BUSINESSWOMAN21
BUSINESSWOMEN21
BUTTERFINGERS20
BUTTONHOOKING22
BUTYRALDEHYDE24
BUTYROPHENONE22

14-letter words starting with BU (14)

BUFFALOBERRIES25
BULLHEADEDNESS21
BUREAUCRATESES20
BUREAUCRATISED21
BUREAUCRATISES20
BUREAUCRATISMS22
BUREAUCRATIZED29
BUREAUCRATIZES28
BUSINESSPEOPLE21
BUSINESSPERSON19
BUTTERFINGERED22
BUTTERSCOTCHES23
BUTYRALDEHYDES25
BUTYROPHENONES23

15-letter words starting with BU (4)

BUMPTIOUSNESSES23
BUREAUCRATISING22
BUREAUCRATIZING30
BUSINESSPERSONS20

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Questions

How many words are there starting with BU?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,063 words starting with BU, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word starting with BU?

BUZZWORDS, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BUZZWORD (31), BUZZWIGS (31) and BUZZWIG (30).

What are some common 5-letter words starting with BU?

BUCKS, BUNCH, BULBS, BUYER, BUILD and BUILT. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

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