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Is BUY a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list BUY is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
893

What does BUY mean?

  1. verbobtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
  2. verbmake illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
  3. nounan advantageous purchase

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for BUY

Add a letter to make a new word: BUYS.

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up BUY in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is BUY a Scrabble word?

BUY is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is BUY worth?

BUY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does BUY mean?

Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction.