taenia

NOUN /tiniə/
6 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T

taenia is a valid 6-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1A1E1N1I1A1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does taenia mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

Tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host.