EULACHON

by Word-Buff

Word Meaning — n. A fish found in the Northern Pacific Ocean that is so oily it is sometimes dried and wicked for use as a candle - hence its more popular name of candlefish.

Why I think it's a cool word — I like the unusually long list of variant spellings this word possesses. The ones allowed in Scrabble include...

EULACHAN
OOLACHAN
HOOLACHAN
OULACHON
ULIKON
ULICON
ULICHON
OOLAKAN
OULAKAN