Gillie
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A personal male attendant who served a Scottish Highland chief or assisted a sportsman during a hunt or fishing trip.
“The gillie carried the rods and knew every pool on the river by name.”
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gil·lie
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Wordle
Ends in -IE with a double L, a distinctly Scottish term that can catch solvers off guard
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Scrabble
Worth 9 points, hooks to gillies for a handy extra point with the S tile
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