/ɡuː/
nounverb

Is GOO a Scrabble word?

Yes. GOO is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Excessive, showy sentimentality.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Excessive, showy sentimentality.

  2. A noise made by a baby trying to imitate speech.

    “The infant's goos and gahs were endearing.”

Verb 3 meanings

  1. To apply goo to something.

    “They gooed their hair with some fragrant styling product.”

  2. To produce baby talk.

    “The baby gooed while daddy made sappy faces at it.”

  3. Elongated form of go.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

American English, attested since 1903, possibly from burgoo (“thick porridge”); alternatively, an alteration of glue.

Similar and opposite words

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GOO at a glance

GOO has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (G 2 + O 1 + O 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #16,607 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -GOO

More endings

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

  • BURGOO9

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