gaud

Plural: gauds

Noun

A showy, often cheap, ornament or trinket.
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
A cheap showy trinket
trick; jest; sport
deceit; fraud; artifice

Verb

To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colours; to paint.
To sport or keep festival.

Examples

He adorned his Scrabble board with the word GAUD, a flashy but low-scoring play.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English gaude, gawde (“jest, prank, trick; ornamental bead in a rosary, trinket, bauble”). Compare Middle English gaudy, gaudee, of the same meaning.

Synonyms

bangle, bauble, fallal, gewgaw, novelty, trinket

Scrabble Score: 6

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

Words With Friends Score: 8

gaud: valid Words With Friends Word