5-Letter Words Starting with BU

All 82 five-letter words that start with BU

BUA

• buang8v. To discard or throw something out.

BUB

• bubba11n. Brother; used as term of familiar address.
• bubbe11n. A grandmother.
• bubby14n. A woman's breast.

BUC

• bucca11n. A storm spirit in Cornish folklore, traditionally believed to inhabit...
• buchi12n. Jian dui; sesame ball.
• bucht12n. A sheepfold, especially one in which to keep ewes at milking-time.
• buchu12n. A South African shrub in the genus Agathosma.
• bucko13n. A boastful or bullying man.
• bucks13n. Casual Oxford shoes made of buckskin, often white or a neutral color.
• bucky16n. A gun.

BUD

• budda9n. Eremophila mitchellii, a sandalwood-like plant native to Australia.
• buddo9n. Buddy, friend.
• buddy12n. A friend or casual acquaintance.
• budge9v. To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.

BUF

• buffa13n. The comic actress in an opera.
• buffo13n. A comic singer, particularly in comic opera.
• buffy16adj. Of a buff color.

BUG

• buggy12n. A small horse-drawn cart.
• bugle8n. A horn used by hunters.
• bugsy11adj. Infested with bugs; buggy.

BUI

• build8v. To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
• built7adj. Well-built, muscular or toned.
• buist7n. A box or chest.

BUL

• bulak11n. An Indian nose ring usually worn by married women.
• bulat7n. A steel alloy known in Russia from medieval times.
• bulge8n. An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant...
• bulgy11adj. Having one or more bulges; bulging.
• bulka11n. A bread roll; a bun.
• bulky14adj. Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
• bulla7n. A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as.
• bully10n. A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to...

BUM

• bumbo11n. A drink made from rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg.
• bummy14adj. Like a bum (homeless person or hobo).
• bumps11n. The ritual tossing of someone into the air to celebrate their birthday.
• bumpy14adj. Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.

BUN

• bunce9n. A bonus; additional pay; money.
• bunch12n. A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or...
• bunco9n. A swindle or confidence trick.
• bunda8n. Ass, butt.
• bundt8n. A baking pan with a hollow, circular, raised area in the middle.
• bundu8n. A wilderness region, away from cities.
• bundy11n. A tree, Eucalyptus goniocalyx.
• bungo8n. A Japanese written language established mainly during the Heian period...
• bunia7n. Bunya (a traditional Kanak and Ni-Vanuatu dish).
• bunji14n. A mate; a kinsman.
• bunny10n. A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.
• bunta7adj. Crazy, riotous, out of control.
• bunts7n. Money.
• bunya10n. The bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii, native to Queensland.

BUR

• burek11n. A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.
• burgh11n. A small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to...
• burin7n. A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.
• burka11n. A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs...
• burke11v. To murder by suffocation.
• burle7n. A cold north wind that blows in the winter in south-central France.
• burly10adj. Large, well-built, and muscular.
• burnt7adj. Damaged or injured by fire or heat.
• burny10adj. Tending to burn.
• buron7n. A traditional Auvergne shepherd's hut with a thatched roof, or a rustic...
• burqa16n. An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body...
• burra7adj. Big or important, used as a respectful honorific.
• burro7n. A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is...
• burry10adj. Abounding in burs.
• bursa7n. Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a...
• burse7n. A purse.
• burst7v. To break from internal pressure.

BUS

• busby12n. A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members...
• bushy13adj. Like a bush in having many branches that spread out densely in all...
• bussy10n. A bus driver.
• busto7n. A bust.
• busty10adj. Having large breasts.

BUT

• butch12adj. Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.
• buteo7n. Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.
• butoh10n. A form of Japanese contemporary dance.
• butte7n. An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.
• butty10n. A sandwich, usually with a hot or cold savoury filling buttered in a...
• butyl10n. Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally...

BUU

• buuut7conj. Elongated form of but.

BUX

• buxom16adj. Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.

BUY

• buyer10n. A person who makes one or more purchases.

BUZ

• buzzy28adj. Having a buzzing sound.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with BU are there?

Word.ws lists 82 five-letter words that start with BU, plus 29 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with BU?

built, build, bunch, buddy, bucks, burst, burnt and buyer.

Which of the five-letter words that start with BU has the highest letter score?

buzzy scores 28 points with the standard letter tile values.

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