Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: BURNIES, BURGLES, BURDIES, BULGERS, BUGLERS and BUTLERS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 95 of the 246 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- BUZZWIG31 points
- BUZZARD28 points
- BUZZING28 points
- BUZZERS27 points
- BUZUKIA22 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (58 words), followed by L (31).
More 7 letter words starting with B
BU at other lengths
Questions
How many 7 letter words start with BU?
There are 246 7 letter words that start with BU in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 7 letter word that start with BU?
BUZZWIG, worth 31 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 7 letter words that start with BU make good guesses?
BURNIES, BURDIES and BURGLES use 7 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.