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Is tinea a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tinea is a Scrabble US word. The word tinea is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

T1I1N1E1A1

Is tinea a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tinea is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

T1I1N1E1A1

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Yes. The word tinea is a Words With Friends word. The word tinea is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (3 found)

ENTIA,TENIA,TINEA,

4-letter words (13 found)

AINE,ANTE,ANTI,EINA,ETNA,NEAT,NITE,TAIN,TANE,TEIN,TIAN,TINA,TINE,

3-letter words (22 found)

AIN,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANT,ATE,EAN,EAT,ETA,ITA,NAE,NAT,NET,NIE,NIT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TEA,TEN,TIE,TIN,

2-letter words (14 found)

AE,AI,AN,AT,EA,EN,ET,IN,IT,NA,NE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 53 words from tinea according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of tinea

tinea itnea tniea ntiea intea nitea tiena itena teina etina ietna eitna tneia nteia tenia etnia netia entia ineta nieta ienta einta neita enita tinae itnae tniae ntiae intae nitae tiane itane taine atine iatne aitne tnaie ntaie tanie atnie natie antie inate niate iante ainte naite anite tiean itean teian etian ietan eitan tiaen itaen taien atien iaten aiten teain etain taein atein eatin aetin ieatn eiatn iaetn aietn eaitn aeitn tneai nteai tenai etnai netai entai tnaei ntaei tanei atnei natei antei teani etani taeni ateni eatni aetni neati enati naeti aneti eanti aenti ineat nieat ienat einat neiat eniat inaet niaet ianet ainet naiet aniet ieant eiant iaent aient eaint aeint neait enait naeit aneit eanit aenit

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Definitions and meaning of tinea

tinea

Etymology

From Latin tinea (“moth; bookworm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪ.ni.ə/, /ˈtɪ.ni.ɚ/

Noun

tinea (countable and uncountable, plural tineas or tineae)

  1. (pathology) A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm.

Synonyms

  • dermatophytosis

Derived terms

Related terms

caused by dermatophytes
  • tinea barbae (barber’s itch) – fungal infestation of facial hair
  • tinea capitis (scalp ringworm) – fungal infection of the scalp and hair
  • tinea corporis – fungal infection of the arms, legs, and trunk
  • tinea cruris (jock itch) – fungal infection of the groin
  • tinea faciei (face fungus) – fungal infection of the face
  • tinea manuum – fungal infection of the hands and palms
  • tinea pedis (athlete's foot) – fungal infection of the feet
  • tinea unguium – fungal infection of the fingernails, toenails, and the nail bed
of other causes
  • tinea nigra – Hortaea werneckii
  • tinea versicolor – Malassezia furfur

Translations

Anagrams

  • Aitne, Teian, antie, eat in, eat-in, eatin', entia, tenia

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂w- (“to melt”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈti.ne.a/, [ˈt̪ɪneä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈti.ne.a/, [ˈt̪iːneä]

Noun

tinea f (genitive tineae); first declension

  1. a destructive insect larva that attacks household items such as books or clothing; larva, maggot, caterpillar

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

References

  • “tinea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “tinea”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tinea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • tinea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Source: wiktionary.org