436 words come out when you unscramble CAPTIOUSNESS, starting with CAPTIOUSNESS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
C34A1P34T1I1O1U12S1N12E1S1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CAPTIOUSNESS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 33 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2. None has 11 letters.
PUISSANCES, SPACESUITS and SPINACEOUS share the top score of 14 among the 10-letter words in CAPTIOUSNESS.
33 9-letter words made with CAPTIOUSNESS letters; 13 of them share the top score of 13. CESSATION and TENACIOUS are everyday picks.
Among 60 8-letter words from CAPTIOUSNESS, the top score is 12, reached by 35. AUCTIONS, CONSISTS and SPACIOUS are the familiar ones.
50 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CAPTIOUSNESS tie at 11 points; none scores more. ACTIONS, ASPECTS and SUSPECT will look familiar.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CAPTIOUSNESS scores 10. TOPICS, COPIES and SPACES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words from CAPTIOUSNESS, 46 score 9 points, the group's best. TOPIC, SPACE and SPECS are the ones most people know.
25 of 60 4-letter words in CAPTIOUSNESS tie at 8 points; none scores more. CASE, PICS and CAST will look familiar.
60 3-letter words made with CAPTIOUSNESS letters; 7 of them share the top score of 7. CAN, ACT and PUT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CAPTIOUSNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CA · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
What CAPTIOUSNESS means, then the 6 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CAPTIOUSNESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPTIOUSNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 436) | 350 | 435 | 312 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPINACEOUS, ACUPOINTS, APNEUSTIC, STENOPAIC, ACUPOINT, ASEPTICS, CONSPUES, COPSIEST, CUSPIEST, PAEONICS, PINCASES, PONCEAUS and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CAPONISES, CASSIOPES, PECTINOUS, PINACEOUS, SAUCEPOTS, SPACINESS, CAPONISE, CASSIOPE, SAUCEPOT, CONTESSAS, PACIEST, PAEONIC and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: SPASTICS.