How many words with BUS are there?

This page lists 319 words with BUS from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With BUS

All 319 words in our dictionary that contain BUS — sorted by Scrabble score.

319 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

bushwhacking30 bushwhacked29 bushwhackers29 bushwhacker28 bushwhacks27 harquebusiers27 bushwhack26 harquebusier26 combustibility25 harquebuses25 blockbustings24 hobblebushes24 blockbusting23 harquebus23 noncombustibles23 blockbusters22 bushbucks22 combustibly22 cumulonimbuses22 hobblebush22 incombustibles22 noncombustible22 precombustions22 arquebuses21 blockbuster21 bushbuck21 busyworks21 incombustible21 precombustion21 agribusinessman20 agribusinessmen20 ambushments20 antifilibusters20 babushkas20 businesspeople20 businesswoman20 businesswomen20 busywork20 combustibles20 cumulonimbus20 highbush20 jacobuses20 rumbustiously20 spicebushes20 staggerbushes20 steeplebushes20 unbusinesslike20 ambuscading19 ambushment19 antifilibuster19 arquebus19 babushka19 broncobusters19 bushrangings19 bushwahs19 businesspersons19 busybody19 buttonbushes19 combustible19 combustive19 filibustering19 maybushes19 rumbustiousness19 shadbushes19 thornbushes19 abusivenesses18 ambuscaded18 ambuscaders18 blunderbusses18 broncobuster18 bushmasters18 bushranging18 bushwah18 businesslike18 businessperson18 busybodies18 filibustered18 filibusterers18 hagbushes18 jacobus18 snowbushes18 spicebush18 staggerbush18 steeplebush18 trolleybusses18 abusively17 agribusinesses17 ambuscader17 ambuscades17 ambushing17 bushfires17 bushlike17 bushmaster17 bushrangers17 buttonbush17 combusting17 combustions17 filibusterer17 maybush17 microbusses17 robustiously17 shadbush17 thornbush17 trolleybuses17 abusiveness16 ambuscade16 ambushed16 ambushers16 blunderbuss16 bushelling16 bushfire16 bushinesses16 bushpigs16 bushranger16 bustlingly16 combusted16 combustion16 combustors16 filibusters16 hagbush16 microbuses16 overbusy16 phoebuses16 rhombuses16 robustiousness16 snowbush16 succubuses16 zebus16 agribusiness15 ambusher15 ambushes15 busheling15 bushelled15 bushgoats15 bushily15 bushlands15 bushpig15 bushwas15 businessman15 businessmen15 buskined15 busynesses15 combustor15 filibuster15 gangbusters15 motorbusses15 rosebushes15 rumbustious15 saltbushes15 syllabuses15 thrombus15 trolleybus15 antibusiness14 busboys14 busheled14 bushelers14 bushgoat14 bushidos14 bushiness14 bushings14 bushland14 bushman14 bushmen14 bushwa14 busking14 busulfans14 combusts14 disabusing14 ephebus14 gambusias14 gangbuster14 microbus14 minibusses14 motorbuses14 phoebus14 rhombus14 robustnesses14 succubus14 tarbushes14 trustbusters14 ambush13 antibusing13 arbuscles13 busboy13 busheler13 bushido13 bushiest13 bushing13 bushless13 bushtits13 bushy13 busked13 buskers13 buskins13 busulfan13 busying13 busyness13 combust13 disabused13 gambusia13 incubuses13 minibuses13 nimbused13 nonbusiness13 omnibuses13 robustly13 rosebush13 saltbush13 sodbusters13 syllabus13 trustbuster13 abusable12 abusive12 arbuscle12 autobusses12 busby12 bushed12 bushels12 bushers12 bushier12 bushtit12 businesses12 busker12 buskin12 disabuses12 iambuses12 limbuses12 motorbus12 nimbuses12 railbusses12 robustious12 robustness12 sodbuster12 tarbush12 airbusses11 autobuses11 busbars11 busbies11 bushel11 busher11 bushes11 busily11 busks11 busloads11 bussings11 bustards11 bustics11 bustlines11 bustling11 colobus11 disabuse11 incubus11 minibus11 omnibus11 railbuses11 robustest11 unabused11 unbusted11 unbusy11 abusing10 airbuses10 busbar10 business10 busings10 busk10 busload10 busman10 busmen10 bussing10 bustard10 bustic10 bustiers10 bustiest10 busting10 bustled10 bustline10 busty10 habus10 iambus10 limbus10 nimbus10 robustas10 robuster10 abused9 abusers9 autobus9 babus9 bush9 busied9 busiest9 busing9 bussed9 busted9 busters9 bustier9 bustles9 busy9 railbus9 rebuses9 robusta9 abuser8 abuses8 airbus8 bused8 busier8 busies8 busses8 buster8 bustle8 robust8 abuse7 buses7 busts7 rebus7 rubus7 tabus7 buss6 bust6 bus5

Why BUS words matter

Words containing BUS are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

The shape of this list: 319 entries between 3 and 15 letters long, peaking at 8 letters with 58 words. Five-letter picks number 14 and seven-letter picks 49. Nothing here outscores BUSHWHACKING — 30 points from 12 tiles on plain squares.

The five biggest scorers on the page: BUSHWHACKING (30), BUSHWHACKED (29), BUSHWHACKERS (29), BUSHWHACKER (28), BUSHWHACKS (27). AGRIBUSINESSMAN (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 15 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are U, S and B, which appear in 319, 319 and 319 of the words respectively.

Start with these three

Playing ABUSER across a double-word square turns its base 8 points into 16 — solid value for 6 tiles.
ABUSES is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
When the rack looks hopeless, AIRBUS (6 letters, 8 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: BUSIER (8), BUSIES (8), BUSSES (8), BUSTER (8), BUSTLE (8).

BUS as a vocabulary shortcut

Letter chunks like BUS are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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