CAPTIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CAPTIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
c3a1p3t1i1o1u1s1l1y4
PlayableCAPTIOUSLY · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CAPTIOUSLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful CAPTIOUSLY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPTIOUSLY
No single letter turns CAPTIOUSLY into another word.
How CAPTIOUSLY scores
Scrabble c3a1p3t1i1o1u1s1l1y4 17
Words with Friends c4a1p4t1i1o1u2s1l2y3 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in CAPTIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAPTIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CAPTIOUSLY
- All 10 letters of CAPTIOUSLY are different — nothing repeats.
- CAPTIOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CAPTIOUSLY
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Common questions about CAPTIOUSLY
- Is CAPTIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPTIOUSLY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPTIOUSLY worth?
- CAPTIOUSLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CAPTIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to CAPTIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CAPTIOUSLY:
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