BUOYANT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BUOYANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUOYANT?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUOYANT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUOYANT
No single letter turns BUOYANT into another word.
How BUOYANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUOYANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does BUOYANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Able to float or rise in a liquid or gas; also cheerful and full of energy.
Buoyant first describes physical lightness, as with a cork on water or a balloon in air. By extension it praises spirits and markets that stay up under pressure instead of sinking, so a buoyant mood is a resilient one.
How BUOYANT is used
Buoyant is used for both floating objects and upbeat moods or economies.
- The salty water made the swimmer more buoyant.
- She arrived in a buoyant mood after the good news.
- Sales stayed buoyant throughout the holiday season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUOYANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUOYANT
3 longer words begin with BUOYANT.
Shorter words from the letters in BUOYANT
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Common questions about BUOYANT
- Is BUOYANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUOYANT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUOYANT worth?
- BUOYANT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUOYANT mean?
- Able to float or rise in a liquid or gas; also cheerful and full of energy.
- What letters can be added to BUOYANT?
- No single letter can be added to BUOYANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUOYANT:
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