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Is CAPTIOUS a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list CAPTIOUS is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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12158

What does CAPTIOUS mean?

  1. adjectivetending to find and call attention to faults

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up CAPTIOUS in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is CAPTIOUS a Scrabble word?

CAPTIOUS is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is CAPTIOUS worth?

CAPTIOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does CAPTIOUS mean?

Tending to find and call attention to faults.