butterscotch vs candy

butterscotch and candy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
butterscotch	Yes	No	No	No
candy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, candy is a hypernym of butterscotch; that is, candy is a word with a broader meaning than butterscotch:

butterscotch: a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
candy: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of butterscotch include confect.

butterscotch (noun)	candy (noun)
a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

butterscotch (verb)	candy (verb)
	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze