captious
ADJECTIVE
/kæpʃəs/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
captious is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1P3T1I1O1U1S1
3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does captious mean?
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Tending to find and call attention to faults.
“a captious pedant”
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