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Is BUOYING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BUOYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BUOYING mean?

Buoying is a form of BUOY.

  1. noun

    bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards

  2. verb

    float on the surface of water

  3. verb

    keep afloat

    “The life vest buoyed him up”

  4. verb

    mark with a buoy

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7

B (3) + U (1) + O (1) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for BUOYING

BUOYING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from BUOYING

The 57 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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