Disputed
tenia
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When tenia helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E I N T
Two-Letter Start
TE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IA
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- TE start
- IA ending
Try it when
- tenia is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, i, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The IA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.
noun
(Doric architecture) A band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order.
noun
Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.
noun
Any species of the genus Taenia of tapeworms.