Bloater
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A large, fatty herring that has been lightly salted and briefly cold-smoked.
“The traditional breakfast included a bloater served with toast and butter.”
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bloat·er
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Opens with BL and ends in OATER, the OA vowel pair is the same pattern as bloated
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Worth 9 points, a useful noun with a distinctive British culinary context
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