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Is captious a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word captious is a Scrabble US word. The word captious is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

C3A1P3T1I1O1U1S1

Is captious a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word captious is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

C3A1P3T1I1O1U1S1

Is captious a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word captious is a Words With Friends word. The word captious is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1P4T1I1O1U2S1

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8-letter words (2 found)

AUTOPSIC,CAPTIOUS,

7-letter words (4 found)

COPITAS,PSOATIC,UPCOAST,UTOPIAS,

6-letter words (19 found)

ASPOUT,ATOPIC,CAPOTS,CATSUP,COAPTS,COATIS,COITUS,COPITA,COUTAS,OPTICS,PATIOS,PATOIS,PICOTS,PISTOU,PUTOIS,SCOTIA,TOPICS,UPCAST,UTOPIA,

5-letter words (59 found)

AITUS,ASCOT,ASPIC,ATOCS,AUTOS,CAPOS,CAPOT,CAPUT,CAUPS,COAPT,COAST,COATI,COATS,COITS,COSTA,COUPS,COUTA,CUITS,CUTIS,ICTUS,IOTAS,OCTAS,OPTIC,OSTIA,OUPAS,PACOS,PACTS,PATIO,PATUS,PICAS,PICOT,PIOUS,PISCO,PITAS,POSIT,POUTS,PSOAI,SCAPI,SCAUP,SCOPA,SCOUP,SCOUT,SCUTA,SITUP,SOUCT,SPAIT,SPICA,SPOUT,SPUTA,STIPA,STOAI,STOIC,STOUP,STUPA,TACOS,TAPIS,TAPUS,TOPIC,TOPIS,

4-letter words (103 found)

ACTS,AITS,AITU,APOS,APSO,APTS,ASCI,ATOC,ATOP,AUTO,CAPI,CAPO,CAPS,CAST,CATS,CAUP,CIAO,CIST,CITO,CITS,COAT,COIT,COPS,COST,COTS,COUP,CUIT,CUPS,CUSP,CUTS,IOTA,ITAS,OAST,OATS,OCAS,OCTA,OPAS,OPTS,OPUS,OTIC,OUPA,OUPS,OUST,OUTA,OUTS,PACO,PACS,PACT,PAIS,PAST,PATS,PATU,PIAS,PICA,PICS,PISO,PITA,PITS,POAS,POIS,POST,POTS,POUT,PTUI,PUTS,SAIC,SATI,SAUT,SCAT,SCOP,SCOT,SCUP,SCUT,SOAP,SOCA,SOUP,SOUT,SPAT,SPIC,SPIT,SPOT,STAP,STOA,STOP,SUIT,TACO,TAIS,TAOS,TAPS,TAPU,TAUS,TICS,TIPS,TOCS,TOPI,TOPS,TOSA,TUIS,TUPS,UPAS,UPTA,UTAS,UTIS,

3-letter words (76 found)

ACT,AIS,AIT,APO,APT,ASP,ATS,CAP,CAT,CIS,CIT,COP,COS,COT,CUP,CUT,IOS,ISO,ITA,ITS,OAT,OCA,OIS,OPA,OPS,OPT,OUP,OUS,OUT,PAC,PAS,PAT,PIA,PIC,PIS,PIT,PIU,POA,POI,POS,POT,PSI,PST,PUS,PUT,SAC,SAI,SAP,SAT,SAU,SIC,SIP,SIT,SOC,SOP,SOT,SOU,SPA,SUI,SUP,TAI,TAO,TAP,TAS,TAU,TIC,TIP,TIS,TOC,TOP,TUI,TUP,UPO,UPS,UTA,UTS,

2-letter words (22 found)

AI,AS,AT,IO,IS,IT,OI,OP,OS,OU,PA,PI,PO,SI,SO,ST,TA,TI,TO,UP,US,UT,

You can make 285 words from captious according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of captious

captious

Etymology

From Middle English capcious, from Middle French captieux, or its source, Latin captiōsus, from captiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæpʃəs/

Adjective

captious (comparative more captious, superlative most captious)

  1. (obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
    Synonyms: tricky, thorny, sophistical
  2. Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
    Synonyms: carping, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, nitpicky

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  • autopsic

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