Is “Gouge” a Scrabble word?
Yes
GOUGE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Gouge
/ɡaʊdʒ/
noun
1.Senses relating to cutting tools.
2.A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.
“The nail left a deep gouge in the tire.”
3.(originally United States) An act of gouging.
Synonyms: swindle
verb
1.To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
“Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood.”
2.To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.
“The company has no competition, so it tends to gouge its customers.”
3.To dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.
Synonyms: defraud, swindle, engrave, grave, incise