GAUD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GAUD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAUD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAUD is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAUD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAUD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAUD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does GAUD mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryarchaic
A showy trinket or ornament, especially one that is cheap or of little real value.
A gaud catches the eye with color or glitter rather than worth, so writers use the word to suggest empty finery. The same root gives modern English the adjective gaudy for anything too brightly or cheaply decorated.
How GAUD is used
Literary and somewhat archaic; more common in older texts than in current speech.
- She wore a bright gaud pinned to her collar, though it was worth almost nothing.
- The costume glittered with paste and gaud rather than real jewels.
- He mocked the trophy as a mere gaud, all shine and no substance.
- Among the relics lay a single gaud, tarnished and forgotten.
- The play mocks courtiers dazzled by every passing gaud.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAUD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAUD
16 longer words begin with GAUD.
Words with GAUD inside
2 words contain GAUD in the middle. Words that start with GAUD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAUD
Common questions about GAUD
- Is GAUD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAUD, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAUD worth?
- GAUD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAUD mean?
- A showy trinket or ornament, especially one that is cheap or of little real value.
- What letters can be added to GAUD?
- GAUD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAUD:
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