captious

1. Intended to entrap or confuse, as in an argument: a captious question.

2. Marked by a disposition to find and point out trivial faults: a captious scholar.

3. Calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument .

4. Marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
autopsic	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ai	2
as	2
at	2
is	2
it	2
oi	2
op	4
os	2
pa	4
pi	4
po	4
si	2
so	2
ta	2
ti	2
to	2
up	4
us	2
ut	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
act	5
ais	3
ait	3
apo	5
apt	5
asp	5
cap	7
cat	5
cis	5
cop	7
cos	5
cot	5
cup	7
cut	5
its	3
oat	3
oca	5
opa	5
ops	5
opt	5
out	3
pac	7
pas	5
pat	5
pia	5
pic	7
pis	5
pit	5
piu	5
poi	5
pos	5
pot	5
psi	5
pst	5
pus	5
put	5
sac	5
sap	5
sat	3
sau	3
sic	5
sip	5
sit	3
soc	5
sop	5
sot	3
sou	3
spa	5
sup	5
tao	3
tap	5
tas	3
tau	3
tic	5
tip	5
tis	3
top	5
tui	3
tup	5
upo	5
ups	5
uta	3
uts	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acts	6
aits	4
apos	6
asci	6
atop	6
auto	4
capo	8
caps	8
cast	6
cats	6
ciao	6
cist	6
coat	6
cops	8
cost	6
cots	6
coup	8
cups	8
cusp	8
cuts	6
iota	4
oast	4
oats	4
ocas	6
opas	6
opts	6
opus	6
otic	6
oust	4
outs	4
pacs	8
pact	8
past	6
pats	6
pias	6
pica	8
pics	8
piso	6
pita	6
pits	6
pois	6
post	6
pots	6
pout	6
ptui	6
puts	6
sati	4
scat	6
scop	8
scot	6
scup	8
scut	6
soap	6
soca	6
soup	6
spat	6
spit	6
spot	6
stoa	4
stop	6
suit	4
taco	6
taos	4
taps	6
taus	4
tics	6
tips	6
topi	6
tops	6
tosa	4
tuis	4
tups	6
upas	6
utas	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ascot	7
aspic	9
autos	5
capos	9
capot	9
caput	9
coapt	9
coast	7
coati	7
coats	7
costa	7
coups	9
cutis	7
ictus	7
iotas	5
optic	9
ostia	5
pacts	9
patio	7
picas	9
picot	9
pious	7
pisco	9
pitas	7
posit	7
pouts	7
psoai	7
scaup	9
scopa	9
scout	7
scuta	7
situp	7
spait	7
spica	9
spout	7
sputa	7
stoai	5
stoic	7
stoup	7
stupa	7
tacos	7
tapis	7
topic	9
topis	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
atopic	10
capots	10
catsup	10
coapts	10
coatis	8
coitus	8
optics	10
patios	8
patois	8
picots	10
pistou	8
scotia	8
topics	10
upcast	10
utopia	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
psoatic	11
upcoast	11
utopias	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
autopsic	12
captious	12