m 3 a 1 q 10 u 1 i 1 l 1 a 1
7 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
originFrom Spanish maquila, from Andalusian Arabic مَكِيلَة (makíla), from Arabic مَكِيلَة (makīla, “measured”). In reference to factories, via Spanish clipping of maquiladora, from maquilar (“to assemble”) + -adora (“-ator: forming agent nouns”), from maquilar's original sense of taking a toll of grain. Also understood as a clipping within English.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- maqui 16
- qualm 16
- umiaq 16
- qualia 15
- quim 15
- quail 14
- aqua 13
- quai 13
- qua 12
- aumail 8
- aumil 7
- lamia 7