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Is buoy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word buoy is a Scrabble US word. The word buoy is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is buoy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word buoy is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

B3U1O1Y4

Is buoy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word buoy is a Words With Friends word. The word buoy is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

BUOY,

3-letter words (4 found)

BOY,BUY,YOB,YOU,

2-letter words (7 found)

BO,BY,OB,OU,OY,YO,YU,

You can make 12 words from buoy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of buoy

buoy uboy bouy obuy uoby ouby buyo ubyo byuo ybuo uybo yubo boyu obyu byou ybou oybu yobu uoyb ouyb uyob yuob oyub youb

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word buoy. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in buoy.

Definitions and meaning of buoy

buoy

Etymology

From Middle English boy, boye, from Middle Dutch boeye (“float, buoy”), perhaps a special use of Middle Dutch boeye (“shackle, fetter”), from Old French buie (“fetter, chain”) (compare modern bouée), probably from Frankish *baukn, or alternatively from Latin boia (“a (leather) collar, band, fetter”), from Ancient Greek βόεος (bóeos), βόειος (bóeios, “of ox-hide”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪ/
  • Homophone: boy
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbu.i/, /ˈbɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ, -uːi
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈbwɔɪ/

Noun

buoy (plural buoys)

  1. (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
  2. A life-buoy; a life preserver.

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Verb

buoy (third-person singular simple present buoys, present participle buoying, simple past and past participle buoyed)

  1. (transitive) To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.
  2. (transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.
  3. (transitive) To mark with a buoy.
    to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel
  4. To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of.

Derived terms

  • buoy up

Derived terms

  • buoy up
  • can buoy
  • conical buoy
  • bell buoy
  • ring buoy
  • life buoy
  • breeches buoy

Translations

Further reading

  • “buoy”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  • “buoy, n,v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “buoy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “buoy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • “buoy” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

Anagrams

  • buyo

Source: wiktionary.org