grilse

Meanings

Plural: grilses

Noun

A young salmon after its first return from the sea.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English grills, grilles, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots grils, grissill, girls (“young salmon”). Compare English grawl, Scots grawl, graulse (“young salmon, grilse”).

Synonyms

grilt

Scrabble Score: 7

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

grilse is a valid Words With Friends word