7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with B as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter number 338, from BURNING and BUFFALO to the 31-point BUZZWIG.

338 wordsTop pick BURNINGHighest score BUZZWIG 31

35 of 338 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With B in 1st place, E is the most common 2nd letter (466 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 35 · most-used first

BURNING₁₀
BUFFALO₁₅
BULLETS₉
BUTTONS₉
BUILDER₁₀
BUDDIES₁₁
BUBBLES₁₃
BUTCHER₁₄
BUDGETS₁₁
BURGERS₁₀
BULLIED₁₀
BUZZING₂₈
BURGESS₁₀
BUNDLES₁₀
BUCKETS₁₅
BULLIES₉
BUSTING₁₀
BUSIEST₉
BULLOCK₁₅
BULLDOG₁₁
BUILDUP₁₂
BURYING₁₃
BURGLAR₁₀
BULLPEN₁₁
BUNDLED₁₁
BURDENS₁₀
BUMPING₁₄
BURROWS₁₂
BUDDING₁₂
BURRITO₉
BUNNIES₉
BULLION₉
BURNOUT₉
BUGGING₁₂
BULLISH₁₂

All valid words 338

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

BUBALES₁₁
BUBALIS₁₁
BUBBIES₁₃
BUBBLED₁₄
BUBBLER₁₃
BUBBLES₁₃
BUBINGA₁₂
BUBONIC₁₃
BUBUKLE₁₅
BUCCINA₁₃
BUCKEEN₁₅
BUCKERS₁₅
BUCKETS₁₅
BUCKEYE₁₈
BUCKIES₁₅
BUCKING₁₆
BUCKISH₁₈
BUCKLED₁₆
BUCKLER₁₅
BUCKLES₁₅
BUCKOES₁₅
BUCKRAM₁₇
BUCKRAS₁₅
BUCKSAW₁₈
BUCKSOM₁₇
BUCOLIC₁₃
BUDDERS₁₁
BUDDHAS₁₄
BUDDIED₁₂
BUDDIER₁₁
BUDDIES₁₁
BUDDING₁₂
BUDDLED₁₂
BUDDLES₁₁
BUDGERO₁₁
BUDGERS₁₁
BUDGETS₁₁
BUDGIES₁₁
BUDGING₁₂
BUDLESS₁₀
BUDLIKE₁₄
BUDMASH₁₅
BUDWOOD₁₄
BUDWORM₁₅
BUFFALO₁₅
BUFFERS₁₅
BUFFEST₁₅
BUFFETS₁₅
BUFFIER₁₅
BUFFING₁₆
BUFFOON₁₅
BUGABOO₁₂
BUGBANE₁₂
BUGBEAR₁₂
BUGEYES₁₃
BUGGANE₁₁
BUGGANS₁₁
BUGGERS₁₁
BUGGERY₁₄
BUGGIER₁₁
BUGGIES₁₁
BUGGING₁₂
BUGGINS₁₁
BUGLERS₁₀
BUGLETS₁₀
BUGLING₁₁
BUGLOSS₁₀
BUGONGS₁₁
BUGOUTS₁₀
BUGSEED₁₁
BUGSHAS₁₃
BUGWORT₁₃
BUHUNDS₁₃
BUIBUIS₁₁
BUILDED₁₁
BUILDER₁₀
BUILDUP₁₂
BUIRDLY₁₃
BUISTED₁₀
BUKKAKE₂₁
BUKSHEE₁₆
BUKSHIS₁₆
BULBELS₁₁
BULBILS₁₁
BULBING₁₂
BULBLET₁₁
BULBOUS₁₁
BULBULS₁₁
BULGARS₁₀
BULGERS₁₀
BULGHUR₁₃
BULGIER₁₀
BULGINE₁₀
BULGING₁₁
BULGURS₁₀
BULIMIA₁₁
BULIMIC₁₃
BULIMUS₁₁
BULKAGE₁₄
BULKERS₁₃
BULKIER₁₃
BULKILY₁₆
BULKING₁₄
BULLACE₁₁
BULLARY₁₂
BULLATE₉
BULLBAR₁₁
BULLBAT₁₁
BULLDOG₁₁
BULLERS₉
BULLETS₉
BULLEYS₁₂
BULLIED₁₀
BULLIER₉
BULLIES₉
BULLING₁₀
BULLION₉
BULLISH₁₂
BULLOCK₁₅
BULLOSA₉
BULLOUS₉
BULLPEN₁₁
BULRUSH₁₂
BULWARK₁₆
BUMBAGS₁₄
BUMBAZE₂₂
BUMBLED₁₄
BUMBLER₁₃
BUMBLES₁₃
BUMBOAT₁₃
BUMBOYS₁₆
BUMELIA₁₁
BUMKINS₁₅
BUMMALO₁₃
BUMMELS₁₃
BUMMERS₁₃
BUMMEST₁₃
BUMMING₁₄
BUMMLED₁₄
BUMMLES₁₃
BUMMOCK₁₉
BUMPERS₁₃
BUMPIER₁₃
BUMPILY₁₆
BUMPING₁₄
BUMPKIN₁₇
BUMWADS₁₅
BUNCHED₁₅
BUNCHER₁₄
BUNCHES₁₄
BUNCING₁₂
BUNCOED₁₂
BUNCOES₁₁
BUNDIED₁₁
BUNDIES₁₀
BUNDING₁₁
BUNDIST₁₀
BUNDLED₁₁
BUNDLER₁₀
BUNDLES₁₀
BUNDOOK₁₄
BUNGEES₁₀
BUNGERS₁₀
BUNGEYS₁₃
BUNGIES₁₀
BUNGING₁₁
BUNGLED₁₁
BUNGLER₁₀
BUNGLES₁₀
BUNHEAD₁₃
BUNIONS₉
BUNJEES₁₆
BUNJIES₁₆
BUNKERS₁₃
BUNKIES₁₃
BUNKING₁₄
BUNKOED₁₄
BUNKUMS₁₅
BUNNETS₉
BUNNIAS₉
BUNNIES₉
BUNRAKU₁₃
BUNSENS₉
BUNTALS₉
BUNTERS₉
BUNTIER₉
BUNTING₁₀
BUNYIPS₁₄
BUOYAGE₁₃
BUOYANT₁₂
BUOYING₁₃
BUPPIES₁₃
BUQSHAS₂₁
BURBLED₁₂
BURBLER₁₁
BURBLES₁₁
BURBOTS₁₁
BURDASH₁₃
BURDENS₁₀
BURDIES₁₀
BURDOCK₁₆
BUREAUS₉
BUREAUX₁₆
BURETTE₉
BURGAGE₁₁
BURGEES₁₀
BURGEON₁₀
BURGERS₁₀
BURGESS₁₀
BURGHAL₁₃
BURGHER₁₃
BURGHUL₁₃
BURGLAR₁₀
BURGLED₁₁
BURGLES₁₀
BURGOOS₁₀
BURGOUT₁₀
BURHELS₁₂
BURIALS₉
BURIERS₉
BURITIS₉
BURKERS₁₃
BURKHAS₁₆
BURKING₁₄
BURKITE₁₃
BURLAPS₁₁
BURLERS₉
BURLESK₁₃
BURLEYS₁₂
BURLIER₉
BURLILY₁₂
BURLING₁₀
BURNERS₉
BURNETS₉
BURNIES₉
BURNING₁₀
BURNISH₁₂
BURNOUS₉
BURNOUT₉
BURPEES₁₁
BURPING₁₂
BURRELL₉
BURRELS₉
BURRERS₉
BURRHEL₁₂
BURRIER₉
BURRING₁₀
BURRITO₉
BURROWS₁₂
BURSARS₉
BURSARY₁₂
BURSATE₉
BURSEED₁₀
BURSERA₉
BURSTED₁₀
BURSTEN₉
BURSTER₉
BURTHEN₁₂
BURTONS₉
BURWEED₁₃
BURYING₁₃
BUSBARS₁₁
BUSBIES₁₁
BUSBOYS₁₄
BUSERAS₉
BUSGIRL₁₀
BUSHELS₁₂
BUSHERS₁₂
BUSHFLY₁₈
BUSHIDO₁₃
BUSHIER₁₂
BUSHIES₁₂
BUSHILY₁₅
BUSHING₁₃
BUSHLOT₁₂
BUSHMAN₁₄
BUSHMEN₁₄
BUSHPIG₁₅
BUSHTIT₁₂
BUSHWAH₁₈
BUSHWAS₁₅
BUSIEST₉
BUSINGS₁₀
BUSKERS₁₃
BUSKETS₁₃
BUSKING₁₄
BUSKINS₁₃
BUSLOAD₁₀
BUSSING₁₀
BUSTARD₁₀
BUSTEES₉
BUSTERS₉
BUSTICS₁₁
BUSTIER₉
BUSTING₁₀
BUSTLED₁₀
BUSTLER₉
BUSTLES₉
BUSUUTI₉
BUSYING₁₃
BUTANES₉
BUTANOL₉
BUTCHER₁₄
BUTCHES₁₄
BUTENES₉
BUTLERS₉
BUTLERY₁₂
BUTLING₁₀
BUTMENT₁₁
BUTTALS₉
BUTTERS₉
BUTTERY₁₂
BUTTIES₉
BUTTING₁₀
BUTTLED₁₀
BUTTLES₉
BUTTOCK₁₅
BUTTONS₉
BUTTONY₁₂
BUTYRAL₁₂
BUTYRIC₁₄
BUTYRIN₁₂
BUTYRYL₁₅
BUVETTE₁₂
BUXOMER₁₈
BUXOMLY₂₁
BUYABLE₁₄
BUYBACK₂₀
BUYOFFS₁₈
BUYOUTS₁₂
BUZUKIA₂₂
BUZUKIS₂₂
BUZZARD₂₈
BUZZCUT₂₉
BUZZERS₂₇
BUZZIER₂₇
BUZZING₂₈
BUZZWIG₃₁

Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 7th letter is S.

3rd letter

R20%
L12%
N12%

4th letter

G12%
L12%
K10%

5th letter

I26%
E21%
L11%

6th letter

E29%
N14%
R13%

7th letter

S41%
G10%
R9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; BUZZWIG tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.

99 points: 56 words
10 points: 49 words
1111 points: 52 words
12 points: 41 words
1313 points: 48 words
14 points: 27 words
1515 points: 27 words
16 points: 14 words
1717 points: 3 words
18 points: 7 words
1919 points: 1 words
20 points: 1 words
2121 points: 3 words
22 points: 3 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 2 words
28 points: 2 words
2929 points: 1 words
30 points: 0 words
3131 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BUZZWIG	31	34	All three
BUZZCUT	29	33	Collins · NWL
BUZZING	28	32	All three
BUZZARD	28	30	All three
BUZZERS	27	29	All three
BUZZIER	27	29	Collins · NWL
BUMBAZE	22	26	Collins only
BUZUKIA	22	25	All three
BUZUKIS	22	25	All three
BUXOMLY	21	24	All three
BUQSHAS	21	22	All three
BUYBACK	20	23	All three

The B-U opening has a broad mix: familiar words such as BUTTONS and BUILDER sit alongside unusual, high-scoring choices. Only 35 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff, so many matches are less familiar than the first few examples suggest. The ending pattern is striking too: S appears far more often than any other final letter.

7-letter words with B first and U second at a glance

The list has 338 entries across tournament dictionaries, but only 35 meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
Collins recognizes 327, compared with 277 in NWL2023 and 247 in ENABLE.
Final S leads endings with 139 words; G follows at 35, so plural forms dominate.
BUZZWIG tops the scoring examples at 31, ahead of BUZZCUT at 29.
BURNING, BUFFALO, BUTTONS, and BUILDER are familiar examples among the 338 matches.

Which B-U words are easiest to recognize?

Start with everyday choices: BURNING, BUFFALO, BULLETS, BUTTONS, BUILDER, and BUDDIES. BUBBLES, BUTCHER, BUDGETS, and BURGERS give you more familiar options when a puzzle has already confirmed the opening letters.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 327 matches, NWL2023 includes 277, and ENABLE includes 247. Those totals do not mean every word is accepted in every game. Check your game's word list before playing, especially when an unfamiliar entry is your only fit.

How does this pattern compare with nearby lists?

Among seven-letter words with U second, B leads the same-length comparisons with 338 entries; S follows with 310, while M has 254. The B-U opening is also more common than B-Y, which has 28 matches, or B-H, with 16.

For seven-letter words with B as the 1st letter and U as the 2nd letter, the final S is the strongest clue after the opening: 139 words end that way. By contrast, B with E second has 466 matches, and B with A second has 443. Try the six-letter B-U pattern when your rack or grid needs a shorter fit.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with BU?

There are 338 seven-letter words with B first and U second in the tournament-dictionary list. The common-word count is 35, so the full set includes many less familiar entries alongside BURNING, BUFFALO, and BUTTONS.

Which seven-letter B-U word has the highest score?

BUZZWIG is the highest-scoring example, at 31 points. BUZZCUT follows at 29, while BUZZING and BUZZARD each score 28, making the repeated Z a valuable feature of these entries.

Which letter appears most often at the end of seven-letter B-U words?

S is the most common final letter, appearing in 139 matches. G is next with 35, followed by R with 30 and D with 28, so checking for a final S quickly narrows this pattern.

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