alewife

NOUN /eɪl,waɪf/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

alewife is a valid 7-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1E1W4I1F4E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING

What does alewife mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

Shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus.

SYNONYMS
ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUSPOMOLOBUS PSEUDOHARENGUS
BROADER
CLUPEIDCLUPEID FISH
2

Flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams.

BROADER
FISH