5-Letter Words Starting With BU
There are 127 five-letter words starting with BU, including 19 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With BU
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- BUILT Made by combining materials and parts
- BUILD Make by combining materials and parts
- BUNCH A grouping of a number of similar things
- BUDDY A close friend or companion
- BURST To break open suddenly and violently
- BURNT Damaged or destroyed by fire
- BUYER A person who buys
- BUNNY A young rabbit
- BULLY A cruel and brutal person who intimidates others
- BUGGY A small lightweight carriage drawn by a single horse
- BULKY Of large size for its weight
- BULGE Something that protrudes or projects outward from a surface
More Common Puzzle Answers
- BUDGE
- BUMPY
- BUTTE
- BUSHY
- BUGLE
- BURLY
- BURKA
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (32%), Y (18%), E (11%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 19% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, N, Y, R, E
- Most have 2 vowels (51%)
- 33% contain a repeated letter
- 19 of the 127 are common puzzle answers (15%)
Other Valid Words
108 additional dictionary words start with BU — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- BURNS
- BUCKS
- BUSES
- BULLS
- BURKE
- BUMPS
- BULBS
- BUTTS
- BUFFY
- BUTCH
- BUBBA
- BUNDY
- BUSTS
- BUSTY
- BUFFS
- BUENA
- BURGH
- BUOYS
- BUSBY
- BUNKS
- BURSA
- BURQA
- BUTYL
- BUZZY
- BURBS
- BUXOM
- BURKS
- BURRO
- BUYIN
- BURRY
Show all 108 words All 108 words
- BUNCE
- BURPS
- BULLA
- BURRS
- BUCKO
- BUNTY
- BUNDT
- BUBBY
- BUSED
- BURRA
- BUTTY
- BULKS
- BUNDS
- BUNTS
- BURIN
- BUNCO
- BUNKO
- BUFFA
- BURAN
- BUMBO
- BUTOH
- BURSE
- BUTEO
- BUNGY
- BUIST
- BURLS
- BUNGS
- BURGS
- BULGY
- BUNDU
- BURAS
- BUNYA
- BUBBE
- BUFFO
- BUSKS
- BUSTI
- BUCHU
- BURET
- BUNIA
- BURDS
- BUTES
- BUNDE
- BUDES
- BUDED
- BUNAS
- BUBUS
- BUBAS
- BUNNS
- BUDIS
- BUKES
- BUATS
- BUGAN
- BUDAS
- BUBAL
- BUTLE
- BUROO
- BUDOS
- BUTUT
- BUSKY
- BULSE
- BUFOS
- BUFFE
- BUPPY
- BUMPH
- BUIKS
- BUFTY
- BUAZE
- BUNJE
- BUFFI
- BUNDH
- BUKOS
- BURFI
- BUSSU
- BUHRS
- BUCKU
- BUMFS
- BUNJY
- BUHLS
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.