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Updated June 2026
An anchored float marking a channel, hazard, or mooring; also to keep afloat or encourage.
“The red buoy marked the entrance to the harbour.”
/bɔi/
bu·oy
Y with U — tests vowel combo.
Worth 9 points. B and Y add value.
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