6-letter words starting with BU
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter BU. This section showcases how BU at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with BU, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullet | 8 | a projectile that is fired from a gun | - |
| buried | 9 | placed in a grave | the hastily buried corpses |
| buying | 12 | the act of buying | buying and selling fill their days |
| burned | 9 | ruined by overcooking | - |
| button | 8 | a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism | - |
| butter | 8 | a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head | - |
| busted | 9 | out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') | the coke machine is busted |
| budget | 10 | a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them | the president submitted the annual budget to Congress |
| burden | 9 | weight down with a load | - |
| bucket | 14 | the quantity contained in a bucket | - |
| buddha | 13 | founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC) | - |
| bureau | 8 | furniture with drawers for keeping clothes | - |
| bubble | 12 | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | - |
| burger | 9 | United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by Richard Nixon (1907-1995) | - |
| bugger | 10 | practice anal sex upon | - |
| burial | 8 | concealing something under the ground | - |
| buster | 8 | a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically | - |
| butler | 8 | a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table | - |
| bunker | 12 | a hazard on a golf course | - |
| buckle | 14 | a shape distorted by twisting or folding | - |
| bundle | 9 | a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) | she made a bundle selling real estate |
| buffet | 14 | usually inexpensive bar | - |
| buzzer | 26 | a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed | - |
| bumper | 12 | a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast) | we quaffed a bumper of ale |
| bummer | 12 | a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug | - |
| burton | 8 | English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) | - |
| bugged | 11 | having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices | even the car is bugged |
| burrow | 11 | move through by or as by digging | burrow through the forest |
| burner | 8 | an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse) | a diesel engine is an oil burner |
| bubbly | 15 | a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there | - |
| buller | 8 | - | - |
| buffer | 14 | a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict | - |
| bungee | 9 | an elasticized rope | - |
| busboy | 13 | a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes | - |
| bushed | 12 | very tired | bushed after all that exercise |
| bumble | 12 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| busier | 8 | - | - |
| buries | 8 | - | - |
| bustle | 8 | a rapid active commotion | - |
| burley | 11 | - | - |
| bulbul | 10 | nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry | - |
| busses | 8 | - | - |
| bursar | 8 | the treasurer at a college or university | - |
| bunion | 8 | a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe | - |
| bushel | 11 | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | - |
| bunsen | 8 | a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air | - |
| butane | 8 | occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels | - |
| buyout | 11 | acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock | - |
| budgie | 10 | small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors | - |
| bugler | 9 | someone who plays a bugle | - |
| burgle | 9 | commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling | - |
| busily | 11 | in a busy manner | they were busily engaged in buying souvenirs |
| bungle | 9 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| busing | 9 | - | - |
| burlap | 10 | coarse jute fabric | - |
| busker | 12 | a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money | - |
| bucked | 15 | - | - |
| bulgur | 9 | parched crushed wheat | - |
| burled | 9 | (of wood) have a pattern from the grain of a tree burl | - |
| bushie | 11 | - | - |
| buccal | 12 | of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located | a buccal gland |
| bulgar | 9 | - | - |
| busied | 9 | - | - |
| busman | 10 | someone who drives a bus | - |
| bullae | 8 | - | - |
| bunkie | 12 | - | - |
| buazes | 17 | - | - |
| bubale | 10 | - | - |
| bubals | 10 | - | - |
| bubbas | 12 | - | - |
| bubbes | 12 | - | - |
| bubbie | 12 | - | - |
| bubkes | 14 | - | - |
| bubkis | 14 | - | - |
| buboed | 11 | - | - |
| buboes | 10 | - | - |
| buchus | 13 | - | - |
| bucker | 14 | - | - |
| buckie | 14 | - | - |
| buckos | 14 | - | - |
| buckra | 14 | - | - |
| buckus | 14 | - | - |
| budded | 11 | - | - |
| budder | 10 | - | - |
| buddle | 10 | - | - |
| budged | 11 | - | - |
| budger | 10 | - | - |
| budges | 10 | - | - |
| buffas | 14 | - | - |
| buffed | 15 | - | - |
| buffel | 14 | - | - |
| buffos | 14 | - | - |
| bugeye | 12 | - | - |
| buggan | 10 | - | - |
| buggin | 10 | - | - |
| bugled | 10 | - | - |
| bugles | 9 | - | - |
| buglet | 9 | - | - |
| bugong | 10 | - | - |
| bugout | 9 | - | - |
| bugsha | 12 | - | - |
| buhund | 12 | - | - |
| buibui | 10 | - | - |
| builds | 9 | - | - |
| buists | 8 | - | - |
| bukshi | 15 | - | - |
| bulbar | 10 | involving the medulla oblongata | bulbar paralysis |
| bulbed | 11 | having a bulb | - |
| bulbel | 10 | - | - |
| bulbil | 10 | small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers | - |
| bulged | 10 | - | - |
| bulger | 9 | - | - |
| bulges | 9 | - | - |
| bulimy | 13 | - | - |
| bulked | 13 | - | - |
| bulker | 12 | - | - |
| bulled | 9 | - | - |
| bulley | 11 | - | - |
| bulses | 8 | - | - |
| bumalo | 10 | - | - |
| bumbag | 13 | - | - |
| bumbos | 12 | - | - |
| bumboy | 15 | - | - |
| bumkin | 14 | - | - |
| bummed | 13 | - | - |
| bummel | 12 | - | - |
| bummle | 12 | - | - |
| bumped | 13 | - | - |
| bumphs | 15 | - | - |
| bumwad | 14 | - | - |
| bunced | 11 | - | - |
| bunces | 10 | - | - |
| bunchy | 16 | occurring close together in bunches or clusters | - |
| buncos | 10 | - | - |
| bunded | 10 | - | - |
| bundhs | 12 | - | - |
| bundts | 9 | - | - |
| bundus | 9 | - | - |
| bunged | 10 | - | - |
| bunger | 9 | - | - |
| bungey | 12 | - | - |
| bungie | 9 | - | - |
| bunias | 8 | - | - |
| bunjee | 15 | - | - |
| bunjes | 15 | - | - |
| bunjie | 15 | - | - |
| bunked | 13 | - | - |
| bunkos | 12 | - | - |
| bunkum | 14 | unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | - |
| bunnet | 8 | - | - |
| bunnia | 8 | - | - |
| buntal | 8 | fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats | - |
| bunted | 9 | - | - |
| bunter | 8 | a batter who bunts | - |
| bunyas | 11 | - | - |
| bunyip | 13 | - | - |
| buoyed | 12 | - | - |
| bupkes | 14 | - | - |
| bupkis | 14 | - | - |
| bupkus | 14 | - | - |
| buppie | 12 | - | - |
| buqsha | 20 | - | - |
| burans | 8 | - | - |
| burble | 10 | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | - |
| burbly | 13 | uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm | a novel told in burbly panting tones |
| burbot | 10 | elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth | - |
| burdie | 9 | - | - |
| burets | 8 | - | - |
| burfis | 11 | - | - |
| burgee | 9 | - | - |
| burghs | 12 | - | - |
| burgoo | 9 | porridge made of rolled oats | - |
| burhel | 11 | - | - |
| burier | 8 | - | - |
| burins | 8 | - | - |
| buriti | 8 | - | - |
| burkas | 12 | - | - |
| burked | 13 | suppressed quietly or indirectly | - |
| burker | 12 | - | - |
| burkes | 12 | - | - |
| burkha | 15 | - | - |
| burler | 8 | - | - |
| burnet | 8 | - | - |
| burnie | 8 | - | - |
| buroos | 8 | - | - |
| burped | 11 | - | - |
| burpee | 10 | - | - |
| burqas | 17 | - | - |
| burred | 9 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | burred fruits |
| burrel | 8 | - | - |
| burrer | 8 | - | - |
| burros | 8 | - | - |
| bursae | 8 | - | - |
| bursal | 8 | relating to or affecting a bursa | - |
| bursas | 8 | - | - |
| burses | 8 | - | - |
| bursts | 8 | - | - |
| bursty | 11 | - | - |
| busbar | 10 | an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits | the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system |
| busera | 8 | - | - |
| busher | 11 | - | - |
| bushes | 11 | - | - |
| bushwa | 14 | - | - |
| busies | 8 | - | - |
| busked | 13 | - | - |
| busket | 12 | - | - |
| buskin | 12 | a boot reaching halfway up to the knee | - |
| busmen | 10 | - | - |
| bussed | 9 | - | - |
| bussus | 8 | - | - |
| bustee | 8 | - | - |
| bustic | 10 | - | - |
| bustis | 8 | - | - |
| butene | 8 | any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers | - |
| buteos | 8 | - | - |
| butled | 9 | - | - |
| butles | 8 | - | - |
| butohs | 11 | - | - |
| butted | 9 | - | - |
| buttes | 8 | - | - |
| buttle | 8 | - | - |
| bututs | 8 | - | - |
| butyls | 11 | - | - |
| buyers | 11 | - | - |
| buyoff | 17 | - | - |
| buzuki | 21 | - | - |
| buzzed | 27 | - | - |
| buzzes | 26 | - | - |
