Definition of gold

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• gold is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• gold is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• gold is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of gold

• a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. atomic number 79
  2. au
• a deep yellow color (noun)

  Examples

  1. he admired the gold of her hair

  Synonyms

  1. amber
• having the deep slightly brownish color of gold (adjective)

  Examples

  1. long aureate (or golden) hair
  2. a gold carpet

  Synonyms

  1. aureate
  2. gilded
  3. gilt
  4. golden
• made from or covered with gold (adjective)

  Examples

  1. gold coins
  2. the gold dome of the Capitol
  3. the golden calf

  Synonyms

  1. gilded
  2. golden
• coins made of gold (noun)
• great wealth (noun)

  Examples

  1. Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold
• something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc. (noun)

  Examples

  1. the child was as good as gold
  2. she has a heart of gold

See definition of gold in Merriam Webster