Definitions for halibuts

halibuts hal·i·but

Spelling: [hal-uh-buh t, hol-]
IPA: /ˈhæl ə bət, ˈhɒl-/

Halibuts is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 350 anagrams from letters in halibuts (abhilstu).

Definitions for halibuts

noun

  1. either of two large flatfishes, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, of the North Atlantic, or H. stenolepis, of the North Pacific, used for food.
  2. any of various other similar flatfishes.

Origin of halibuts

1350-1400; Middle English halybutte, equivalent to haly (variant of holy) + butte flat fish (Dutch heilbot, German Heilbutt

Examples for halibuts

Save for Harvey's halibut, there was nothing over fifteen pounds on deck.

Norway served a delectable North Atlantic halibut confit with smoked purée celeriac, sunchoke, and cured game meat.

Recipe Jean-Georges is a legend for many reasons: this halibut recipe is one of them.

Cut your halibut into steaks or cutlets about an inch thick.

Wipe a small piece of halibut, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

She says that the president had steak, the first lady had halibut.

halibut, striped bass, and black bass are other good choices.

When a chap has been skinnin' halibut, minnows are too small for him to bother with.

It must have been a big one, because a halibut is flat, like a flounder, isn't it?

And he met some enormous fishes, like great cod or halibut, they seemed.

Word Value for halibuts
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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