Words that start with BOU
142 words begin with BOU, and BOURGEOISIFYING scores the most at 25 points.
Results
15-letter words count:7
14-letter words count:7
13-letter words count:9
12-letter words count:4
11-letter words count:10
10-letter words count:7
9-letter words count:18
8-letter words count:28
7-letter words count:24
6-letter words count:19
5-letter words count:8
4-letter words count:1
What is on this page
The dictionary contains 142 words that begin with BOU — set out here by length.
Lengths span 4 to 15. The middle of that range is where the words are: 28 of them are 8 letters long.
Worth knowing
If you are playing for score, BOURGEOISIFYING at 25 points is the pick. It tops both tables: 29 in Words With Friends as well.
The full 15 letters are used by BOURGEOISIFYING, BOUSTROPHEDONIC and BOULEVERSEMENTS.
If you need a narrower cut, the pages linked below split this set by letter and by length.
What some of these mean
- boustrophedonic
- of or relating to writing alternate lines in opposite directions
- bougainvillaea
- ornamental tropical woody vines
- boustrophedon
- an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions
- bougainvillea
- any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts
- bountifulness
- the property of copious abundance
Common questions
- How many words start with BOU?
- 142, ranging from 4 to 15 letters.
- What is the best scoring word that starts with BOU?
- BOURGEOISIFYING, worth 25 points in Scrabble.
- What is the longest word that starts with BOU?
- BOURGEOISIFYING and BOUSTROPHEDONIC, at 15 letters.