pilchard

Plural: pilchard, pilchards

Noun

A small, oily marine fish, similar to a sardine.
small fatty fish usually canned
small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.

Examples

I caught a big score with PILCHARD, reeling in points from a triple letter bonus.

Origin / Etymology

Unknown. Compare Dutch pelser.

Synonyms

Sardina pilchardus, sardine

Scrabble Score: 16

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

pilchard: valid Words With Friends Word