8-letter words containing u, n, e
- beechnut — the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree
- behistun — a village in W Iran by the ancient road from Ecbatana to Babylon. On a nearby cliff is an inscription by Darius in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian describing his enthronement
- belaunde — Fernando [fer-nahn-daw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fernando Belaúnde Terry) 1913?–2002, Peruvian architect and statesman: president 1963–68, 1980–85.
- belitung — island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea, between Borneo & Sumatra: 1,866 sq mi (4,833 sq km)
- bemusing — to bewilder or confuse.
- benguela — a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
- benumbed — made numb; very cold
- betelnut — the seed of the betel palm, chewed with betel leaves and lime by people in S and SE Asia as a digestive stimulant and narcotic
- bettinus — a crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter.
- beuncled — having many uncles
- biennium — a period of two years
- bienvenu — welcome.
- biunique — relating to a one-to-one correspondence
- blanquet — a variety of French pear
- bludgeon — To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.
- blue run — an easy run, suitable for beginners
- bluegown — a bedesman of the king or, in Scotland, a licensed beggar, who traditionally wore a blue gown
- blueline — a blue-toned photographic print used as a proof for platemaking
- blueness — the quality or state of being blue.
- bluenose — a puritanical or prudish person
- bluesman — a musician who plays the blues
- bluewing — a variety of teal, Anas discors, native to the Americas
- blumenau — a city in Santa Catarina state, S Brazil.
- blunkett — David, Baron. born 1947, British Labour politician: home secretary (2001–04)
- boughten — bought at a store and not homemade
- boulogne — a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 45 036 (2006)
- bountied — offering a bounty.
- bourgeon — burgeon
- boutonné — reserved or reticent
- braeburn — a variety of eating apple from New Zealand having sweet flesh and green and red skin
- braunite — a brown or black mineral that consists of manganese oxide and silicate and is a source of manganese. Formula: 3Mn2O3.MnSiO3
- breadnut — a moraceous tree, Brosimum alicastrum, of Central America and the Caribbean
- bren gun — an air-cooled gas-operated light machine gun taking .303 calibre ammunition: used by British and Commonwealth forces in World War II
- bruckner — Anton (ˈantoːn). 1824–96, Austrian composer and organist in the Romantic tradition. His works include nine symphonies, four masses, and a Te Deum
- bruncher — a person who eats brunch
- brunette — A brunette is a white-skinned woman or girl with dark brown hair.
- brunizem — a type of dark prairie soil
- bubaline — (of antelopes) relating to or resembling the bubal
- buckbean — a marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, with white or pink flowers: family Menyanthaceae
- buginese — a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern part of Sulawesi.
- bull pen — Baseball. a place where relief pitchers warm up during a game. the relief pitchers on a team.
- bulletin — A bulletin is a short news report on the radio or television.
- bullgine — a steam locomotive
- bullneck — an enlarged neck
- bullnose — a rounded exterior angle, as where two walls meet
- buncombe — bunkum
- bunghole — a hole in a cask, barrel, etc, through which liquid can be poured or drained
- bunk bed — Bunk beds are two beds fixed one above the other in a frame.
- bunkmate — a person who sleeps in the same quarters as another
- buntline — one of several lines fastened to the foot of a square sail for hauling it up to the yard when furling