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Is goad a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word goad is a Scrabble US word. The word goad is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

G2O1A1D2

Is goad a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word goad is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

G2O1A1D2

Is goad a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word goad is a Words With Friends word. The word goad is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3O1A1D2

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4-letter words (2 found)

DAGO,GOAD,

3-letter words (8 found)

ADO,AGO,DAG,DOG,GAD,GOA,GOD,ODA,

2-letter words (6 found)

AD,AG,DA,DO,GO,OD,

You can make 16 words from goad according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of goad

goad ogad gaod agod oagd aogd goda ogda gdoa dgoa odga doga gado agdo gdao dgao adgo dago oadg aodg odag doag adog daog

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word goad. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in goad.

Definitions and meaning of goad

goad

Etymology

From Middle English gode, from Old English gād (goad), from Proto-Germanic *gaidō (compare Old Norse gedda (pike (fish)), Lombardic gaida (spear)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (compare Old Irish gath (spear), Sanskrit हिन्वति (hinvati), हिनोति (hinoti, to urge on, throw), हेति (heti, missile, projectile)).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡəʊd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɡoʊd/
  • Rhymes: -əʊd

Noun

goad (plural goads)

  1. A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
  2. (figurative) That which goads or incites; a stimulus.

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Verb

goad (third-person singular simple present goads, present participle goading, simple past and past participle goaded)

  1. To prod with a goad.
  2. To encourage or stimulate.
  3. To incite or provoke.

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See also

  • goat

Anagrams

  • Goda, dago, doga

Scots

Etymology

From Old English god, of Germanic origin.

Noun

goad (plural goads)

  1. God

Swedish

Participle

goad

  1. past participle of goa

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