Is CAPTIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CAPTIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 16 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.
Definition
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See the definition of CaptiousnessHooks for CAPTIOUSNESS
CAPTIOUSNESS 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 CAPTIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- puissances14
- spacesuits14
- caponises13
- capstones13
- cassiopes13
- escapists13
- pectinous13
- pinaceous13
- puissance13
- saucepots13
- spacesuit13
- spaciness13
- cessations12
- auspices12
- autopsic12
- canopies12
- caponise12
- capstone12
- captions12
- captious12
- cassiope12
- cesspits12
- ectopias12
- escapist12
- inscapes12
- inspects12
- opencast12
- outpaces12
- pactions12
- potassic12
- saucepot12
- spaciest12
- spacious12
- spastics12
- specious12
- suspects12
- unpoetic12
- autopsies11
- canoeists11
- cessation11
- contessas11
- issuances11
- outpasses11
- pastiness11
- piousness11
- saponites11
- sauciness11
- seascouts11
- soapiness11
- sonicates11
- soupiness11
- steapsins11
- suitcases11
- supinates11
- tenacious11
- apnoeic11
- aseptic11
- aspects11
- auspice11
- capotes11
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