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5 Letter Words With B and U
Looking for five-letter words with B and U? There are 227 of them. Start with the familiar ones: about, built, build, album. Those 54 common words are also the only possible answers in our daily 5-letter puzzle.
Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: rebus.
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Common 5-letter words with B and U (54)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- about
- built
- build
- album
- doubt
- urban
- bunch
- debut
- bound
- bonus
- buddy
- rugby
- brush
- burst
- burnt
- buyer
- thumb
- blunt
- bunny
- bully
- cubic
- scrub
- bluff
- blush
- bogus
- brute
- jumbo
- buggy
- scuba
- bulky
- bulge
- budge
- shrub
- bumpy
- bayou
- brunt
- butte
- bushy
- crumb
- bugle
- plumb
- debug
- burly
- blurb
- bough
- gumbo
- busby
- tubby
- tuber
- rumba
- ruble
- rebut
- rebus
- bruin
B and U sit side by side in 157 of these words (69%), most often as BU. On average a word here has 1.7 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 60 words). 21% repeat a letter, like buddy. The most common first letter is B (127 words).
All 5-letter words with B and U (227)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
about abuse abuts abuzz album babul babus battu bauds baulk bayou beaus beaut beaux begum begun bhuts bijou blubs blued bluer blues bluet bluey bluff blume blunt blurb blurs blurt blush bogus bolus bonus bosun bough boule bound bourg bourn bouse bousy bouts brugh bruin bruit brume brunt brush brusk brute bubal bubba bubby bucko bucks buddy budge buffi buffo buffs buffy buggy bugle buhls buhrs build built bulbs bulge bulgy bulks bulky bulla bulls bully bumfs bumph bumps bumpy bunch bunco bunds bundt bungs bunko bunks bunns bunny bunts bunya buoys buppy buran buras burbs burds buret burgh burgs burin burka burke burls burly burns burnt burps burro burrs burry bursa burse burst busby bused buses bushy busks busts busty butch buteo butle butte butts butty butut butyl buxom buyer buzzy chubs clubs crumb cubby cubeb cubed cuber cubes cubic cubit curbs daube daubs dauby debug debus debut doubt drubs dumbo dumbs embus exurb flubs fubsy grubs gumbo habus hubby imbue jubas jubes jumbo krubi lubed lubes lubra nubby nubia numbs outby plumb pubes pubic pubis qubit rebus rebut rebuy redub rhumb rubel rubes ruble rubus rugby rumba scrub scuba sebum shrub slubs slurb snubs squab squib stubs subah subas suber tabun tabus thumb tsuba tubae tubal tubas tubby tubed tuber tubes turbo umbel umber umbos umbra unban unbar unbid unbox upbow upbye urban urbia zebus
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have both B and U?
Our dictionary has 227, which is 2.5% of all five-letter words. 54 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try rebus. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 21% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.
How often do B and U sit side by side?
B and U sit side by side in 157 of these words (69%), most often as BU.