BUOYS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BUOYS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
b3u1o1y4s1
PlayableBUOYS · 5 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 147,046odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BUOYS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4%
Our own measure of how useful BUOYS is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUOYS
No single letter turns BUOYS into another word.
How BUOYS scores
Scrabble b3u1o1y4s1 10
Words with Friends b4u2o1y3s1 11
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUOYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,046.
Anagrams of BUOYS
The 5 tiles of BUOYS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in BUOYS
3 words end in BUOYS. Useful as a back hook: play BUOYS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BUOYS
boys9 buoy9 busy9 buys9 sybo9 yobs9 yous7 boy8 buy8 bys8 yob8 oys6 soy6 you6 yus6 bos5 bus5 obs5 sob5 sub5 ous3 sou3 by7 oy5 yo5 yu5 bo4 ob4 os2 ou2 so2 us2
Common questions about BUOYS
- Is BUOYS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUOYS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUOYS worth?
- BUOYS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUOYS?
- No single letter can be added to BUOYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUOYS:
Open BUOYS in the Word Finder