BUZZY is a valid Scrabble word — 28 points
Yes. BUZZY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 28 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUZZY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUZZY is to know. It scores 28 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUZZY
No single letter turns BUZZY into another word.
How BUZZY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUZZY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BUZZY needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about BUZZY
- Two Zs in one word: BUZZY doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- At 28 points, BUZZY is among the ten highest-scoring 5-letter words we list.
- BUZZY averages 5.6 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 BUZZY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Full of excited talk, activity, or a low continuous humming sound.
Buzzy describes a place or moment charged with energy, the sort of lively chatter and movement that fills a popular café or a crowd before a big event. It can also describe a literal buzzing noise, from an insect or a piece of electrical equipment, but the excited-atmosphere sense is now the more common one.
How BUZZY is used
Informal, common in reviews and everyday description of places and events.
- The new café has a buzzy, cheerful atmosphere.
- Reviewers described the film as buzzy and exciting.
- A buzzy energy filled the stadium before kickoff.
- The bar felt buzzy with conversation and laughter.
- Social media made the launch feel especially buzzy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUZZY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BUZZY
Common questions about BUZZY
- Is BUZZY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUZZY, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUZZY worth?
- BUZZY is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUZZY mean?
- Full of excited talk, activity, or a low continuous humming sound.
- What letters can be added to BUZZY?
- No single letter can be added to BUZZY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUZZY:
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