cero

Plural: ceroes, ceros

Noun

A large, migratory food fish of the mackerel family found in warm waters.
large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.

Examples

Dropping CERO on the board felt like catching a prize fish in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Corruption of Spanish sierra (“sawfish”).

Synonyms

cavalla, king mackerel, kingfish, pintado, Scomberomorus cavalla, Scomberomorus regalis

Scrabble Score: 6

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

Words With Friends Score: 7

cero: valid Words With Friends Word