Definition of HEADFISH

headfish

Plural: headfish, headfishes

Noun

  • among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
  • The sunfish (of family Molidae).
  • pl. -ES a marine fish

Origin / Etymology

From head + fish.

Synonyms

mola, ocean sunfish, sunfish

Scrabble Score: 18

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

headfish is a valid Words With Friends word