BUZZ is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. BUZZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUZZ?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUZZ is to know. It scores 24 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUZZ
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BUZZ scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BUZZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BUZZ needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about BUZZ
- Two Zs in one word: BUZZ doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- At 24 points, BUZZ is among the ten highest-scoring 4-letter words we list.
- BUZZ averages 6 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BUZZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
A low continuous humming sound.
Buzz is another word built out of the noise itself, and it has travelled further than most: it can now be a rumour, a thrill or a telephone call. The insect sense is the oldest and the only literal one left.
How BUZZ is used
Countable. Also a verb: buzzed, buzzing.
- A buzz from the light fitting that nobody could locate.
- The word buzz imitates an insect and now means a rumour.
- They buzzed the door and waited eleven minutes.
- There is a buzz about the place that was not there in March.
- Two buzzes means come up and one means wait.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUZZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUZZ
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with BUZZ.
Words ending in BUZZ
2 words end in BUZZ. Useful as a back hook: play BUZZ onto a word already on the board.
Words with BUZZ inside
3 words contain BUZZ in the middle. Words that start with BUZZ are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUZZ
Common questions about BUZZ
- Is BUZZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUZZ, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUZZ worth?
- BUZZ is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUZZ mean?
- A low continuous humming sound.
- What letters can be added to BUZZ?
- BUZZ takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUZZ:
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