/ɡæd/
interjectionverbnoun

Is GAD a Scrabble word?

Yes. GAD is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning One who roams about idly; a gadabout.

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. An exclamation roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.

  2. To run with the tail in the air, bent over the back, usually in an attempt to escape the warble fly.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. One who roams about idly; a gadabout.

  2. A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock; a pick.

  3. An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, sometimes equivalent to a bloom weighing around 100 pounds.

  4. A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: gad via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Euphemistic alteration of God.

Similar and opposite words

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gallivantgadlingspike

GAD at a glance

GAD has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (G 2 + A 1 + D 2) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #31,053 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -GAD

More endings

Same last three letters as GAD. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • IGAD6
  • EGAD6
  • BEGAD9

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