ouzel

Plural: ouzels

Noun

A European thrush, typically dark-colored.
common black European thrush
A Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).
A water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird (Cinclus mexicanus).

Examples

Finding the obscure word OUZEL on her rack felt like spotting a rare bird in the wild.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English osel, from Old English ōsle, from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄slā, *amslā, from Proto-Germanic *amslǭ. Cognate with German Amsel.
For the spelling, compare Early Modern English bloud (“blood”).

Synonyms

blackbird, European blackbird, merl, merle, ousel, Turdus merula, dipper

Scrabble Score: 14

ouzel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ouzel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ouzel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

ouzel: valid Words With Friends Word