Definitions for grunions

grunions grun·ion

Spelling: [gruhn-yuh n]
IPA: /ˈgrʌn yən/

Grunions is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 191 anagrams from letters in grunions (ginnorsu).

Definitions for grunions

noun

  1. a small, silvery food fish, Leuresthes tenuis, of southern California, that spawns at high tide in wet sand.

Origin of grunions

1915-20; probably Spanish gruñon grunter, derivative of gruñir to grunt Latin grunnīre

Examples for grunions

If you had a skillet hot on the coals and threw in a handful of grunion you could never have a finer dish.

Word Value for grunions
Scrable

8

Words with friends

12

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