deceptive
ADJECTIVE
/dɪ'sɛptɪv/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
deceptive is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1C3E1P3T1I1V4E1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does deceptive mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true.
“deceptive calm”
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2
Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently.
“the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm”
“deliberately deceptive packaging”
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