roughy

Meanings

Plural: roughies

Noun

A fish in family Trachichthyidae
The orange roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus.
A fish in family Trachichthyidae
Any of several marine fish of the related genus Trachichthys, which have rough and spiny scales.

Origin / Etymology

From rough + -y.

Synonyms

redfish, slimehead

Scrabble Score: 13

roughy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
roughy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
roughy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

roughy is a valid Words With Friends word