226 words come out when you unscramble CAPTIOUS, starting with CAPTIOUS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of CAPTIOUS is on the page: AUTOPSIC, each 12 points. Of the shorter words, COPITAS, PSOATIC and UPCOAST lead with 11 points. The 8 letters split into 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CAPTIOUS split into 2 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 19 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Among 59 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CAPTIOUS, the top score is 9, reached by 19. TOPIC, COAST and COSTA are the familiar ones.
16 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CAPTIOUS tie at 8 points; none scores more. POST, COST and PAST will look familiar.
60 3-letter words from CAPTIOUS; 5 of them share the top score of 7. ITS, TOP and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CAPTIOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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CAPTIOUS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CAPTIOUS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPTIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 226) | 177 | 226 | 161 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
49 of the 226 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COPITAS, COPITA, CAUPS, PACOS, SCAPI, SCOUP, ASPOUT, CAPI, CAUP, COUTAS, PACO, PUTOIS and 37 more. 16 of the 226 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CAPOTS, CAPOT, SCOPA, COPI, PISTOU, APOS, OPAS, PTUI, APO, OPA, POS, PST and 4 more.
This word takes every letter of CAPTIOUS plus a single extra one.