wahoo
Plural: wahoos
Noun
- A flowering shrub or small tree, also a type of fast-swimming fish.
- upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas
- deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
- large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
- Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
- The winged elm, Ulmus alata.
- Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.
Examples
- He exclaimed "WAHOO!" when he realized his three-letter word scored a bonus.
Origin / Etymology
Perhaps from Wahoo, an obsolete spelling of Oahu, where the fish is found.
Synonyms
Acanthocybium solandri, burning bush, Euonymus americanus, Euonymus atropurpureus, strawberry bush, ono
Scrabble Score: 11
wahoo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwahoo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wahoo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
wahoo: valid Words With Friends Word