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Is BUY a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BUY is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a verb and a noun, most often meaning “obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction”.

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Is BUY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BUY is a valid 3-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
3
Scrabble
8 pts
Words With Friends
9 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
99th percentile

BUY meaning and definition

BUY has 4 common senses and works as a verb and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

BUY as a verb

  1. Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction.
  2. Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence.
  3. Be worth or be capable of buying.

BUY as a noun

  1. An advantageous purchase.

BUY Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BUY scores 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is Y, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
U12
Y43
Total89

BUY on premium squares

On a double word square BUY scores 16 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 24. Putting Y on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 3 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of BUY

No other word uses exactly the letters in BUY.

Unscramble BUY: 2 words from its letters

The letters B, U, Y make 2 shorter words, up to 2 letters long. Most common first.

  • by7
  • yu5

Words like BUY

One-letter changes to BUY, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

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Remove one letter from BUY

  • by7

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BUY word facts

BUY is a 3-letter word with 3 distinct letters: 1 vowel (U) and 2 consonants. It starts with B and ends with Y. By corpus frequency, BUY is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, U, Y on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 3 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BUY Scrabble word FAQ

Is BUY a Scrabble word?

Yes. BUY is a valid 3-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BUY mean?

BUY is used as a verb and a noun. Its most common meaning is “obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction”.

How many points is BUY worth in Scrabble?

BUY is worth 8 points in Scrabble: B (3) + U (1) + Y (4). On a double word square it scores 16, and on a triple word square 24.

How many points is BUY in Words With Friends?

BUY is worth 9 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does BUY have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in BUY, but 2 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in BUY?

You can make 2 shorter words from the letters in BUY, including BY and YU.

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