Sild

4 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A young herring, other than a brisling, that is canned in oil and sold as a sardine, particularly in Norway.

“She opened a tin of sild and served it on dark rye bread with mustard.”

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Synonyms

herringsardine

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in LD, the SIL prefix and D ending together make an uncommon but valid four-letter shape.

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Scrabble

Worth 5 points, SILDS is a valid extension, a useful specialist food word for clearing awkward tiles.

Words Related to Sild

Anagrams of Sild

Words that use exactly the same letters as “sild”.

lids slid

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “sild” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

eild gild mild silk sold wild

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “sild”.

alids dalis deils delis dials dilis dills dilos diols dirls disli gilds idles idols idyls isled lidos sidle silds slide sloid soldi solid sylid

Longer words starting with Sild

Words that begin with “sild”.

silds

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