Is CAPTIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAPTIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CAPTIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a captious, carping manner
“he was captiously pedantic”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CAPTIOUSLY
CAPTIOUSLY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CAPTIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- calypso14
- copyist14
- cosplay14
- octuply14
- opacity14
- paucity14
- typical14
- outplays13
- playsuit13
- atypic13
- copays13
- coypus13
- policy13
- autopsic12
- capitols12
- captious12
- coalpits12
- topicals12
- autopsy12
- outplay12
- pastily12
- payouts12
- piously12
- saucily12
- soapily12
- soupily12
- copay12
- copsy12
- coypu12
- spacy12
- spicy12
- typic12
- capitol11
- coalpit11
- copulas11
- cupolas11
- oilcups11
- optical11
- plastic11
- psoatic11
- scopula11
- spicula11
- topical11
- upcoast11
- upcoils11
- acuity11
- cosily11
- costly11
- coyaus11
- layups11
- octyls11
- payout11
- platys11
- polity11
- sluicy11
- copy11
- pacy11
- pyic11
- layouts10
- outlays10
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