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Bouy or buoy?

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bouy

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buoy

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Correct spelling: buoy. Misspelling: bouy.

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Memory tip

The U comes before the O: B-U-O-Y.

Why people write “bouy”

The misspelling “bouy” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of U and O.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make buoy automatic.

What does “buoy” mean?

buoy noun

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

buoy verb

  1. float on the surface of water
  2. keep afloat

    “The life vest buoyed him up”

    Synonyms:

  3. mark with a buoy

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Buoy” in a sentence

  • The boat was tied to a red buoy.
  • The life vest buoyed him up.

Is “buoy” a playable word?

b 3u 1o 1y 4

9 points in Scrabble · 10 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“bouy” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BUOY.

Buoy: quick answers

Is it bouy or buoy?
The correct spelling is buoy. “bouy” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell buoy?
The U comes before the O: B-U-O-Y.
What does buoy mean?
Buoy means: bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards.