buoy
VERBNOUN
/bui/
4 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
buoy is a valid 4-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3U1O1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does buoy mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Keep afloat.
“The life vest buoyed him up”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
2
Float on the surface of water.
BROADER
RELATED
3
Mark with a buoy.
BROADER
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards.
BROADER
NARROWER