bus: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with B · ends with S
Meaning of bus
noun
A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
Example: I'm on the bus.
- Canada, US
A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. A coach, a bus used for long travels.
An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
Listed forms: buses, busses.
Source: Wiktionary — bus.
verb
- transitive
To transport via a motor bus.
- US, transitive
To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
- intransitive
To travel by bus.
Listed forms: buses, busses, busing, bussing, bused, bussed.
Source: Wiktionary — bus.
verb
- US, transitive
To clear meal remains from.
Example: He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
- US, intransitive
To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
Example: He’s been bussing for minimum wage.
Listed forms: buses, busses, busing, bussing, bused, bussed.
Source: Wiktionary — bus.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bus.
noun
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
noun
the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
- bus topology
noun
an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
- busbar
noun
a car that is old and unreliable
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bus in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bus
B(3) + U(1) + S(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bus
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from bus
1 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in bus. Showing up to 24, longest first.