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Is quelea a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word quelea is a Scrabble US word. The word quelea is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

Q10U1E1L1E1A1

Is quelea a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word quelea is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

Q10U1E1L1E1A1

Is quelea a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word quelea is a Words With Friends word. The word quelea is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Q10U2E1L2E1A1

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6-letter words (1 found)

QUELEA,

5-letter words (2 found)

EQUAL,QUALE,

4-letter words (2 found)

ALEE,EALE,

3-letter words (10 found)

ALE,ALU,AUE,EAU,EEL,LEA,LEE,LEU,QUA,ULE,

2-letter words (6 found)

AE,AL,EA,EE,EL,LA,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 22 words from quelea according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of quelea

quelea

Etymology

From Latin quelea, coined as a specific name by Linnaeus; of uncertain etymology but possibly related to Late Latin qualea (“quail”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwiːlɪə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkwiliə/

Noun

quelea (plural queleas)

  1. The African weaverbird (genus Quelea).

Synonyms

  • dioch

Hypernyms

  • weaver, weaver bird

Derived terms

  • quelea bird
  • red-billed quelea

References

  • "quelea, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Further reading

  • quelea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • quelea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Category:quelea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷe.le.a/, [ˈkʷɛɫ̪eä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwe.le.a/, [ˈkwɛːleä]

Noun

quelea f (genitive queleae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) quelea

Declension

First-declension noun.


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