Gooney
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An informal name for the black-footed albatross, a large seabird of the Pacific Ocean.
“The sailors watched a solitary gooney glide effortlessly above the swell.”
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Wordle
Contains double O and double E giving it four vowels, the -NEY ending is distinctive
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, useful for offloading multiple vowel tiles at once and takes an -S hook
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