prickleback
NOUN
/prɪkəl,bæk/
11 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
prickleback is a valid 11-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1I1C3K5L1E1B3A1C3K5
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 5 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING
What does prickleback mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines.
BROADER
NARROWER