glitz

Noun

Excessive or superficial showiness; ostentatious glamour.
tasteless showiness
Garish, brilliant showiness.

Examples

Some players go for glitz, making fancy words, while others prefer simpler, high-scoring plays.
The glitz of the award ceremony was obvious.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

Synonyms

brashness, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness, tawdriness

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

glitz: valid Words With Friends Word