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captious

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Is captious a Scrabble word?

Yes, captious is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 12 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of captious?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.Examples: "[…]I know I loue in vaine, ſtriue againſt hope : Yet in this captious, and intemible Siue I ſtill poure in the waters of my loue And lacke not to looſe ſtill[…]"; "A captious queſtion, Sir, and your’s is one, Deſerves an anſwer ſimilar, or none."; "Were you aware that in your discourse last Sunday you attributed the captious Problem of the Sadducees to the Pharisees, as a proof of the obscure and sensual doctrines of the latter?"Synonyms: tricky, thorny, sophisticalobsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "captious"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "captious"?

Scrabble
12 points
C3
A1
P3
T1
I1
O1
U1
S1
Words With Friends
15 points
C4
A1
P4
T1
I1
O1
U2
S1

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