specious
ADJECTIVE
/spiʃəs/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
specious is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1P3E1C3I1O1U1S1
1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does specious mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Plausible but false.
“a specious claim”
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2
Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing.
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