MAQUILA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MAQUILA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAQUILA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAQUILA is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAQUILA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maquilasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAQUILA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAQUILA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does MAQUILA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A factory in Mexico, often foreign-owned, that assembles goods for export.
A maquila imports parts duty-free, puts them together with low-cost labour and ships the finished product abroad. Supporters point to the jobs it creates, while critics raise questions about pay and conditions.
How MAQUILA is used
Borrowed from Spanish; the full term is maquiladora, and plural is maquilas.
- She worked at a maquila near the border assembling car parts.
- The maquila exports its televisions to the United States.
- A new maquila opened outside the city last spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAQUILA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAQUILA
3 longer words begin with MAQUILA.
Shorter words from the letters in MAQUILA
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Common questions about MAQUILA
- Is MAQUILA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAQUILA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAQUILA worth?
- MAQUILA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAQUILA mean?
- A factory in Mexico, often foreign-owned, that assembles goods for export.
- What letters can be added to MAQUILA?
- MAQUILA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAQUILA:
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