gawk

Plural: gawks

Noun

an awkward stupid person
A cuckoo; (sometimes by extension) any gawky bird.
A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person.
A conspicuous or stupid stare or gape; an instance of gawking.

Verb

Verb Forms: gawked, gawking, gawks

To stare openly and foolishly.
look with amazement; look stupidly
To stare or gape stupidly.
To stare conspicuously.
To suck.

Examples

My opponent continued to GAWK at the board, unable to find a word despite obvious opportunities.

Origin / Etymology

From a variant of gowk, from Middle English gowke, goke, from Old Norse gaukr (“cuckoo”), from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz (“cuckoo”). Cognate with Danish gøg, Swedish gök, German Gauch, Old English ġēac.
Compare also French gauche, and English gawky and gallock.

Synonyms

clod, gape, gawp, goggle, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, oaf, stumblebum, gaw, gloar, glom, stare

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

gawk: valid Words With Friends Word