BUOY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BUOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUOY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUOY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
buoysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUOY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BUOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does BUOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A floating object marking a position at sea.
Buoy is pronounced two entirely different ways on either side of the Atlantic, and both are standard. Buoyant comes from it and is said the same way everywhere, which makes the split stranger still.
How BUOY is used
Countable. Also a verb: buoyed, buoying.
- A buoy marks the channel and not the danger.
- The word buoy is said two ways and both are correct.
- Buoyant is pronounced the same everywhere.
- They buoyed the wreck within a day.
- Two buoys mark the entrance and one of them has drifted.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUOY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUOY
13 longer words begin with BUOY.
Words ending in BUOY
3 words end in BUOY. Useful as a back hook: play BUOY onto a word already on the board.
Words with BUOY inside
5 words contain BUOY in the middle. Words that start with BUOY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUOY
Common questions about BUOY
- Is BUOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUOY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUOY worth?
- BUOY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUOY mean?
- A floating object marking a position at sea.
- What letters can be added to BUOY?
- BUOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUOY:
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