Words Containing BUG

There are over 137 words with the letters BUG in English. From short BUG-words to long ones, find all the words that have BUG in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with BUG.

3 letter BUG-words icon
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3-Letter Words With BUG

Short high-frequency BUG-words:

bug

4 letter BUG-words icon
1

4-Letter Words With BUG

Common 4-letter BUG-words:

bugs

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3

5-Letter Words With BUG

Common 5-letter BUG-words:

buggy

bugle

debug

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6 letter BUG-words icon
20

6-Letter Words With BUG

Common 6-letter BUG-words:

albugo

bedbug

bugeye

bugfix

buggan

bugged

buggin

bugled

bugler

bugles

buglet

bugong

bugout

bugsha

debugs

dorbug

humbug

mudbug

redbug

sowbug

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7 letter BUG-words icon
37

7-Letter Words With BUG

Common 7-letter BUG-words:

albugos

antibug

bugeyes

buggans

buggers

buggier

buggies

bugging

buggins

buglets

bugloss

bugongs

bugouts

bugshas

firebug

flatbug

goldbug

pillbug

redbugs

sowbugs

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8 letter BUG-words icon
27

8-Letter Words With BUG

Common 8-letter BUG-words:

billbugs

bugaboos

bugbears

bugfixes

bugganes

buggered

buggiest

buggings

bughouse

bugseeds

bugworts

debugger

firebugs

flatbugs

hornbugs

ladybugs

mealybug

pillbugs

stinkbug

superbug

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9 letter BUG-words icon
23

9-Letter Words With BUG

Common 9-letter BUG-words:

bugfixing

buggeries

buggering

bugginess

bughouses

bugleweed

crotonbug

debuggers

debugging

doodlebug

greenbugs

humbugged

humbugger

keybugles

litterbug

mealybugs

pinchbugs

potatobug

superbugs

tumblebug

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10 letter BUG-words icon
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10-Letter Words With BUG

Common 10-letter BUG-words:

bugleweeds

crotonbugs

debuggings

doodlebugs

humbuggers

humbuggery

humbugging

jitterbugs

litterbugs

potatobugs

shutterbug

spittlebug

thunderbug

tumblebugs

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11 letter BUG-words icon
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11-Letter Words With BUG

Common 11-letter BUG-words:

albugineous

bugginesses

humbuggable

shutterbugs

spittlebugs

thunderbugs

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12 letter BUG-words icon
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12-Letter Words With BUG

Common 12-letter BUG-words:

humbuggeries

jitterbugged

jitterbugger

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13 letter BUG-words icon
2

13-Letter Words With BUG

Common 13-letter BUG-words:

jitterbuggers

jitterbugging

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137 Common Words with BUG

Most Common Length
7
(37 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
13.8
(out of 25)
Most Common Ending
s
(47%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains BUG?

25 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains BUG is jitterbugging with a total of 25 points.

J 8
I 1
T 1
T 1
E 1
R 1
B 3
U 1
G 2
G 2
I 1
N 1
G 2
verb 1. dance the jitterbug

A list of all BUG words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with BUG. Also commonly searched for are words that end in BUG. Try our five letter words with BUG page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters BUG

  • How many words containing BUG are in the English dictionary?

    There are 137 words in the English dictionary that contain BUG, and most of them are 7 letters long (37 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing BUG?

    The longest word containing BUG is "jitterbuggers" at 13 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "bugs" is the longest common word containing BUG.

  • Are there any rare words containing BUG worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "jitterbugger", "jitterbug", "jitterbugged", "jitterbugging" contain BUG and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "jitterbugging" is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing BUG?

    Most words containing BUG are 7 letters long, including everyday words like "albugos", "antibug", "bugeyes", "buggans", "buggers".