buy: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 8 letter points · starts with B · ends with Y
Meaning of buy
verb
- ditransitive, transitive
To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods.
Example: Who'd Father buy the car for? He bought it for me, not for you.
- ditransitive, transitive
To obtain, especially by some sacrifice.
Example: I've bought material comfort by foregoing my dreams.
- transitive
To bribe.
Example: He tried to buy me with gifts, but I wouldn't give up my beliefs.
- transitive
To be equivalent to in value.
Example: The dollar doesn't buy as much as it used to.
Listed forms: buys, buying, bought, boughten, glossary, buyest.
Source: Wiktionary — buy.
noun
Something which is bought; a purchase.
Example: At only $30, the second-hand kitchen table was a great buy.
Listed forms: buys.
Source: Wiktionary — buy.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for buy.
noun
an advantageous purchase
verb
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
verb
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is buy in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of buy
B(3) + U(1) + Y(4) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of buy
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from buy
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