bedaub

Verb

Verb Forms: bedaubed, bedaubing, bedaubs

To smear or daub with a sticky or dirty substance.
spread or daub (a surface)
To smear upon; to soil.
To ornament garishly; to overdecorate.

Examples

Don’t bedaub the game board with your cheesy snack fingers.

Origin / Etymology

From be- (“thoroughly, extensively”) + daub, from Old French dauber (“to plaster, whitewash”), from Latin dealbō (“whiten over, plaster”).

Synonyms

besmear

Scrabble Score: 11

bedaub: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bedaub: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bedaub: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bedaub: valid Words With Friends Word