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5-Letter Words Starting With BUG

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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With BUG

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With BUG 2 words

How common is BUG at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with BUG. They average 10 points and the best is BUGGY (12 points).

Total words
2
Average Scrabble score
10
out of 12 max
Everyday words
100%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
E
50% of words

Most common last letters

  • e 50%
  • y 50%

Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with BUG

b 3u 1g 2g 2y 4

B 3 + U 1 + G 2 + G 2 + Y 4 = 12 points

Double word
24 pts
Triple word
36 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

buggy

  1. nouna small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
  2. adjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregular“it used to drive my husband balmy”
  3. adjectiveinfested with bugs
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How many five-letter words that start with BUG are there?

There are 2 five-letter words that start with BUG 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 five-letter word that starts with BUG?

BUGGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BUGLE (8).