8-Letter Words Starting With BUST
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With BUST
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With BUST 7 words
How common is BUST at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 eight-letter words that start with BUST. They average 10.4 points and the best is BUSTLING (11 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.4
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 14%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 57.1% of words
Most common last letters
- s 57.1%
- e 14.3%
- g 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ie28.6%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with BUST
b 3u 1s 1t 1l 1i 1n 1g 2
B 3 + U 1 + S 1 + T 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bustling
- adjectivefull of energetic and noisy activity“a bustling city”
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How many eight-letter words that start with BUST are there?
There are 7 eight-letter words that start with BUST in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with BUST?
BUSTLING is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BUSTARDS (11), BUSTINGS (11), BUSTIERS (10).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with BUST score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BUSTINGS (11), BUSTLERS (10), BUSTLINE (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.