bedeck

Verb

Verb Forms: bedecked, bedecking, bedecks

To decorate or adorn in a showy way.
decorate
To deck, ornament, or adorn
to grace.

Examples

She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.
She likes to bedeck the board with obscure words from the dictionary.

Origin / Etymology

From be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.

Synonyms

bedight, deck

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

bedeck: valid Words With Friends Word