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Is buzz a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word buzz is a Scrabble US word. The word buzz is worth 24 points in Scrabble:

B3U1Z10Z10

Is buzz a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word buzz is a Scrabble UK word and has 24 points:

B3U1Z10Z10

Is buzz a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word buzz is a Words With Friends word. The word buzz is worth 26 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4U2Z10Z10

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4-letter words (1 found)

BUZZ,

3-letter words (1 found)

ZUZ,

You can make 2 words from buzz according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of buzz

buzz ubzz bzuz zbuz uzbz zubz buzz ubzz bzuz zbuz uzbz zubz bzzu zbzu bzzu zbzu zzbu zzbu uzzb zuzb uzzb zuzb zzub zzub

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

Definitions and meaning of buzz

buzz

Etymology

From Middle English *bussen, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Middle English bunning (“buzzing”), Middle English hossing (“buzzing”), Middle English bissen (“to hush”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: bŭz, IPA(key): /bʌz/
  • Hyphenation: buzz
  • Rhymes: -ʌz

Noun

buzz (countable and uncountable, plural buzzes)

  1. A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
  2. A whisper.
  3. The audible friction of voiced consonants.
  4. (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
    Still feeling the buzz from the coffee, he pushed through the last of the homework.
  5. (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
  6. (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
    • 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):
      Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Who's he?
      Patrick: He's only the most popular kid in school.
      Allen Gregory: Ah, the two heavyweights finally meet. Sure you're tired of all the buzz. Allen Gregory DeLongpre.
      Joel Zadak: Joel...Zadak!
  7. (uncountable) Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”)

Translations

Verb

buzz (third-person singular simple present buzzes, present participle buzzing, simple past and past participle buzzed)

  1. (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
    1. (by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
    2. Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly.
    3. (chiefly of an insect) To fly while making such a sound.
      A fly was buzzing past me.
  2. (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
  3. (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
  4. (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
  5. (aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
  6. (transitive) To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
  7. (archaic, transitive) To drink to the bottom.
  8. (transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:buzz.

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Further reading

  • buzz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English buzz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bøz/, /byz/

Noun

buzz m (uncountable)

  1. buzz (excitement)

Source: wiktionary.org