CAPTIOUS — 8 letter word
captious
The word captious has 8 letters: C, A, P, T, I, O, U, S. It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Captious has 1 anagram: autopsic. As a adjective, it means "tending to find and call attention to faults".
8 letter word "captious": C A P T I O U S — adjective
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends: 15
Letter Analysis of captious
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
4 vowels, 4 consonants, 8 unique letters
Definition of captious
adjective
- tending to find and call attention to faults "a captious pedant" Synonyms: faultfinding