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10-Letter Words Starting With BUM

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Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With BUM

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

All 10-Letter Words Starting With BUM 11 words

How common is BUM at the start of ten-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 11 ten-letter words that start with BUM. They average 23.3 points, the best is BUMFUZZLED (36 points) and 45.5% end in S.

Total words
11
Average Scrabble score
23.3
out of 36 max
Everyday words
9%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
45.5% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 45.5%
  • d 9.1%
  • f 9.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ee18.2%
  • ai9.1%

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 ten-letter word that starts with BUM

b 3u 1m 3f 4u 1z 10z 10l 1e 1d 2

B 3 + U 1 + M 3 + F 4 + U 1 + Z 10 + Z 10 + L 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 36 points

Double word
72 pts
Triple word
108 pts

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

bumfuzzled

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many ten-letter words that start with BUM are there?

There are 11 ten-letter words that start with BUM 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 ten-letter word that starts with BUM?

BUMFUZZLED is worth 36 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BUMFUZZLES (35), BUMFREEZER (26), BUMPKINISH (23).

Which rare ten-letter words that start with BUM score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include BUMFUZZLED (36), BUMFUZZLES (35), BUMFREEZER (26), BUMPKINISH (23). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.