CAPTIOUSNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CAPTIOUSNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAPTIOUSNESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAPTIOUSNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPTIOUSNESS
No single letter turns CAPTIOUSNESS into another word.
How CAPTIOUSNESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CAPTIOUSNESS, 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 | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAPTIOUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CAPTIOUSNESS
- CAPTIOUSNESS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- CAPTIOUSNESS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CAPTIOUSNESS
1 longer words begin with CAPTIOUSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPTIOUSNESS
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Common questions about CAPTIOUSNESS
- Is CAPTIOUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPTIOUSNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPTIOUSNESS worth?
- CAPTIOUSNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CAPTIOUSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to CAPTIOUSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CAPTIOUSNESS:
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