BUDDY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BUDDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUDDY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUDDY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUDDY
No single letter turns BUDDY into another word.
How BUDDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUDDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 784,245.
What does BUDDY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A close friend or companion, especially one who is trusted and easy to get along with.
Buddy is an informal, warm word for a friend, most common in North American speech, and it is often used as a friendly form of direct address as well as a plain noun. Soldiers and workers are sometimes paired off under a buddy system, in which each person looks out for the safety of their assigned buddy. Parents and teachers also use buddy affectionately when speaking to children. The word keeps a slightly casual, cheerful tone that a more formal word like friend does not carry.
How BUDDY is used
Informal, chiefly North American, used both as a noun for a friend and as a casual form of address.
- He grabbed his buddy and headed to the game.
- Hey buddy, can you pass the salt?
- They still call each other buddy after all these years.
- Each recruit was paired with a buddy for the exercise.
- My buddy helped me move the sofa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUDDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUDDY
1 longer words begin with BUDDY.
Shorter words from the letters in BUDDY
Common questions about BUDDY
- Is BUDDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUDDY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUDDY worth?
- BUDDY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUDDY mean?
- A close friend or companion, especially one who is trusted and easy to get along with.
- What letters can be added to BUDDY?
- No single letter can be added to BUDDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUDDY:
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