Is BUOY a word?
BUOY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 4 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BUOY is a valid word.
What does buoy mean?
noun: bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BUOY: word details
- Pronunciation: BOO-ee (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside buoy
Words you can make from the letters of buoy.
Frequently asked questions
What does BUOY mean?
BUOY is a noun. It means: bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards.
Is BUOY a valid word?
Yes, BUOY is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.