goby

Noun

A small, bottom-dwelling fish with a large head and fused pelvic fins.
small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
A gudgeon, a fish of the subfamily Gobioninae, such as Gobio gobio.

Examples

He managed to play GOBY for a surprising six points, a small but significant catch in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin gobius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbiós), a type of small fish, of unknown ultimate origin. See also gudgeon.

Synonyms

gudgeon

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

goby: valid Words With Friends Word