TAENIASIS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TAENIASIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAENIASIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAENIASIS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAENIASIS
No single letter turns TAENIASIS into another word.
How TAENIASIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TAENIASIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAENIASIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAENIASIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An infection of the intestines caused by tapeworms, usually picked up from undercooked meat.
Doctors diagnose taeniasis when tapeworm segments or eggs are found in a patient's stool. It is often mild, yet it is a reason health authorities insist on proper meat inspection and cooking.
How TAENIASIS is used
A medical term used in clinical and public-health writing about tapeworm infection.
- Taeniasis is common in regions where raw pork is eaten.
- The patient was treated for taeniasis with a single dose of medicine.
- Meat inspection helps prevent taeniasis in the population.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAENIASIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TAENIASIS
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Common questions about TAENIASIS
- Is TAENIASIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAENIASIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAENIASIS worth?
- TAENIASIS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAENIASIS mean?
- An infection of the intestines caused by tapeworms, usually picked up from undercooked meat.
- What letters can be added to TAENIASIS?
- No single letter can be added to TAENIASIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TAENIASIS:
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