GRILSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GRILSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRILSE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRILSE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRILSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
grilsesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRILSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRILSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does GRILSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A young salmon that has returned to fresh water after spending only a single winter at sea.
A grilse has made just one journey to the ocean and back before it enters a river to spawn, which sets it apart from an adult salmon that may have spent several years at sea and grown much larger. Anglers and fisheries scientists use the word to describe this early-returning stage, since a grilse is typically smaller and lighter than a mature salmon of the same species. The distinction matters for conservation, because catch limits sometimes treat grilse and full salmon differently. The word is centuries old and appears mainly in writing about salmon rivers and fishing.
How GRILSE is used
A specialist term from fishing and fisheries science, rarely heard outside that context.
- The angler landed a small grilse just below the weir.
- Fisheries officers counted the grilse separately from mature salmon.
- A grilse weighs far less than a salmon that has spent years at sea.
- Early summer brought the first run of grilse up the river.
- The hatchery tagged each grilse before releasing it back into the stream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRILSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GRILSE
The 6 tiles of GRILSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GRILSE
1 longer words begin with GRILSE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRILSE
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Common questions about GRILSE
- Is GRILSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRILSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRILSE worth?
- GRILSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRILSE mean?
- A young salmon that has returned to fresh water after spending only a single winter at sea.
- What letters can be added to GRILSE?
- GRILSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRILSE:
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