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   hygiene

   /ˈhʌɪdʒiːn/

   noun

   • 1. conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness: "poor standards of food hygiene"

   Word Origin late 16th century: via French from modern Latin hygieina, from Greek hugieinē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of health’, from hugiēs ‘healthy’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • H

     4

   • Y

     4

   • G

     2

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

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