Definitions for oarfish

oarfish oar·fish

Spelling: [awr-fish, ohr-]
IPA: /ˈɔrˌfɪʃ, ˈoʊr-/

Oarfish is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 175 anagrams from letters in oarfish (afhiors).

Definitions for oarfish

noun

  1. any long, ribbon-shaped, silvery fish of the genus Regalecus, of deep tropical waters, having a red dorsal fin along the spine that rises to a crest, and reaching a length of 30 feet (9 meters).

Origin of oarfish

First recorded in 1855-60; oar + fish

Examples for oarfish

In reality, since strandings of oarfish are rare, it will be difficult—or impossible—to determine the cause.

The oarfish is the largest living bony fish, reaching up to 35 feet in length.

Beaching of the oarfish is a very rare occurrence—the last time it happened was 2010—so two in one week is certainly an oddity.

According to Japanese mythology, the oarfish is a messenger from the dragon god of the sea.

The first sighting of the oarfish was an 18-footer that surprised a diver off Catalina Island.

Word Value for oarfish
Scrable

13

Words with friends

12

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