quelea

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkwiːlɪə/(UK)
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/ˈkwiːlɪə/(UK) · /ˈkwiliə/(US)

Definition of quelea

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The African weaverbird (genus Quelea).
    “A canopy of red-billed quelea / Passed over the blue / A five-hour flock, not one dives down”

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Etymology

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

Words you can make from quelea

14 playable · top: EQUAL (14 pts)

Best play equal 14 points

5-letter words

1 word

4-letter words

1 word

3-letter words

7 words

2-letter words

4 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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