Scrabble Bingo of the Day: GRUYERE

Scrabble Bingo of the Day: GRUYERE [n]

One of the most famous types of cheeses made in Switzerland, made from the milk of a cow. It's a hard yellow cheese named from its town of origin, Gruyère. The cheese can be spelled with or without the grave accent (`) on the è, though in the United States it's usually without.

GRUYERE [n/pl.] -S  a Swiss cheese

Other cheese types:

* ABONDANCE [n/pl.] -S  a type of cheese from Abondance, France

* ASIAGO [n/pl.] -GOS  an Italian cheese

# BOURSIN [n/pl.] -S  a mild, smooth, creamy cheese without rind

* CABOC [n/pl.] -S  a type of cheese

CANTAL [n/pl.] -S  a hard cheese of France

CHEDDAR [n/pl.] -S  a type of cheese  CHEDDARY [adj]

CHESHIRE [n/pl.] -S  a hard English cheese

CHEVRE [n/pl.] -S  a cheese made from goat's milk

CHEVRET [n/pl.] -S  chevre

COLBY [n/pl.] -BYS  a mild cheese

* DOLCELATTE [n/pl.] -S  a soft, creamy blue-veined cheese from Italy

FETA [n/pl.] -S  a Greek cheese

* FETTA [n/pl.] -S  feta

FONTINA [n/pl.] -S  an Italian cheese

* FONTINALIS [n/pl.] -ES  fontina

FROMAGE [n/pl.] -S  cheese

GJETOST [n/pl.] -S  a hard brown cheese

HAVARTI [n/pl.] -S  a Danish cheese

* JARLSBERG [n/pl.] -S  a hard, mild-tasting yellow cheese with holes in it

KEBBUCK [n/pl.] -S  a whole cheese

MASCARPONE [n/pl.] -S  an Italian cheese

MOZZARELLA [n/pl.] -S  a mild white Italian cheese

MUENSTER [n/pl.] -S  a mild cheese

MUNSTER [n/pl.] -S  muenster

* MYCELLA [n/pl.] -S  a blue-veined Danish cream cheese

MYSOST [n/pl.] -S   a mild cheese

PANEER [n/pl.] -S  a soft white cheese used in Indian food

PARMESAN [n/pl.] -S  a hard, dry Italian cheese

PECORINO [n/pl.] -NOS or -NI  a hard cheese made from sheep's milk

PROVOLONE [n/pl.] -S  a hard, usually smoked Italian cheese

* REBLOCHON [n/pl.] -S  a delicately-flavored soft cheese from France

RICOTTA [n/pl.] -S  an Italian cheese

ROMANO [n/pl.] -NOS  an Italian cheese

SAPSAGO [n/pl.] -GOS  a hard green cheese

SMEARCASE [n/pl.] -S  cottage cheese

TALEGGIO [n/pl.] -GIOS  a soft creamy cheese

TOFU [n/pl.] -S  a soft Oriental cheese made from soybean milk

* WENSLEYDALE [n/pl.] -S  a type of white cheese with a flaky texture

* Only acceptable in Scrabble play outside of North America.

# Incorrectly omitted from the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition.

Bonus word: TUROPHILE [n/pl.] -S  a lover of cheese

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