m 3 a 1 r 1 l 1 i 1 n 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
originA contraction of marlinspike, named so because of its pointed snout.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0