Definition of GARFISH

garfish

Plural: garfish, garfishes

Noun

  • A long-bodied, predatory freshwater fish with a pointed snout.
  • primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
  • Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
  • Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.

Examples

  • He skillfully placed GARFISH across two premium squares for a high score.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English garfysche (“garfish”, literally “spear-fish”), from gor (“spear”) + fisch (“fish”). Cognate with Scots gairfish (“garfish”).

Synonyms

billfish, gar, garpike, Lepisosteus osseus, long-nose, needlefish, sea needle

Scrabble Score: 14

garfish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
garfish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
garfish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

garfish: valid Words With Friends Word