orca

Meanings

Plural: orca, orcas

Noun

predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin orca (“tun, cask; whale”), see there for more. Although the origin is obscure, the sometimes-cited association with orcus (“underworld”) is folk-etymology. Doublet of orc.

Synonyms

blackfish, grampus, killer, killer whale, Orcinus orca, sea wolf

Scrabble Score: 6

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

Words With Friends Score: 7

orca is a valid Words With Friends word