pilchard

Meanings

Plural: pilchard, pilchards

Noun

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.

Origin / Etymology

Unknown.

Synonyms

Sardina pilchardus, sardine

Scrabble Score: 16

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

pilchard is a valid Words With Friends word