QUELEA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. QUELEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUELEA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUELEA is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUELEA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
queleasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUELEA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QUELEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does QUELEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small African weaver bird that forms enormous flocks and often damages grain crops.
Farmers know the quelea as a serious pest, because a single flock can strip a field in a day. The birds nest in dense colonies and may number in the millions. Ornithologists count it among the most numerous wild birds on earth.
How QUELEA is used
Used in ornithology and in writing about African agriculture and pest control.
- A cloud of quelea settled on the wheat field.
- The quelea builds small woven nests in thorny trees.
- Control of the quelea is a major concern for farmers in the region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUELEA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUELEA
1 longer words begin with QUELEA.
Shorter words from the letters in QUELEA
Common questions about QUELEA
- Is QUELEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUELEA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUELEA worth?
- QUELEA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUELEA mean?
- A small African weaver bird that forms enormous flocks and often damages grain crops.
- What letters can be added to QUELEA?
- QUELEA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QUELEA:
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