5-Letter Words Starting With BU
There are 77 five-letter words starting with BU in our dictionary; 50 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 77 words
- build8 points
- built7 points
- bucks13 points
- bunch12 points
- buyer10 points
- bulbs9 points
- burns7 points
- burnt7 points
- burst7 points
- buses7 points
- buxom16 points
- bulky14 points
- bumpy14 points
- buffs13 points
- bushy13 points
- buddy12 points
- buggy12 points
- bulks11 points
- bumps11 points
- bunks11 points
- bully10 points
- bunny10 points
- buoys10 points
- burly10 points
- budge9 points
- burps9 points
- bugle8 points
- bulge8 points
- bused8 points
- bulls7 points
- burro7 points
- burrs7 points
- busts7 points
- butte7 points
- butts7 points
- busby12 points
- butch12 points
- bulgy11 points
- bungs8 points
- burgs8 points
- bunts7 points
- bumph14 points
- burgh11 points
- busks11 points
- busty10 points
- butty10 points
- bunco9 points
- burbs9 points
- burls7 points
- bursa7 points
- bucko13 points
- buffo13 points
- burke11 points
- buhls10 points
- burry10 points
- butyl10 points
- bubal9 points
- bulla7 points
- buran7 points
- buret7 points
- burin7 points
- burse7 points
- buteo7 points
- butut7 points
- buffy16 points
- bubby14 points
- buffi13 points
- bumfs12 points
- bunko11 points
- buhrs10 points
- bunya10 points
- bunds8 points
- bundt8 points
- burds8 points
- bunns7 points
- buras7 points
- butle7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 77
- By usage: 35 very common, 15 common, 27 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- buffy 16
- buxom 16
- bubby 14
- bulky 14
- bumph 14
- bumpy 14
- bucko 13
- bucks 13
- buffi 13
- buffo 13
Most common
- build
- built
- bucks
- bunch
- buyer
- bulbs
- burns
- burnt
- burst
- buses
Definitions
- build (noun)
- Constitution of the human body.
- built (adjective)
- (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness.
- bunch (noun)
- A grouping of a number of similar things.
- buyer (noun)
- A person who buys.
The five-letter words that start with the letters BU number 77 in our dictionary. About 50 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is BUFFY, at 16 points.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with BU are there?
Our dictionary has 77 five-letter words starting with BU, of which 50 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with BU?
BUFFY scores 16 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.