camarilla

Meanings

Plural: camarillas

Noun

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
A secret, usually sinister, group of conspiring advisors close to the leadership; a cabal.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish camarilla, from cámara (“chamber”) and the diminutive suffix -illa.

Synonyms

cabal, faction, junto

Scrabble Score: 13

camarilla is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
camarilla is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
camarilla is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

camarilla is a valid Words With Friends word