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Words That Start With BUD

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Popular Words That Start With BUD

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

All Words That Start With BUD 57 words

6-Letter Words Starting With BUD 9

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7-Letter Words Starting With BUD 17

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8-Letter Words Starting With BUD 11

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9-Letter Words Starting With BUD 7

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How common is BUD at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 57 words that start with BUD. Most are 7 letters long, they average 11.8 points, the best is BUDMASHES (17 points) and 38.6% end in S.

Total words
57
Most common length
7 letters
17 words
Average Scrabble score
11.8
out of 17 max
Longest word
BUDGERIGARS
11 letters
Most common ending
S
38.6% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 38.6%
  • d 10.5%
  • r 10.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie10.5%
  • ee5.3%
  • ei3.5%

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 word that starts with BUD

b 3u 1d 2m 3a 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

B 3 + U 1 + D 2 + M 3 + A 1 + S 1 + H 4 + E 1 + S 1 = 17 points

Double word
34 pts
Triple word
51 pts

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

budmashes

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

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How many words that start with BUD are there?

There are 57 words that start with BUD in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 17 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with BUD?

BUDMASHES is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BUDGERIGARS (16), BUDGETARY (16), BUDDYING (16).

What are some common words that start with BUD?

Everyday examples include BUDGET, BUD, BUDGE, BUDDY, BUDGED, BUDGES, BUDGETING, BUDGIE. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with BUD?

BUDGERIGARS has 11 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, BUDGETING (9 letters) is the longest common one.