captress
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
Definition of captress
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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a female captor.
“At least the captress gets, or thinks she has got, what she wants.”
“Murmurs of expectation, like the purrings of hungry flame, arose from the nearest, who hoped to share in the good fortune of the sorcerer's captress.”
“Where did the notion that its captress should be a virgin come from? Again, this was likely to be an Indian trait.”
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Etymology
From captor + -ess.
Words you can make from captress
200+ playable · top: PRECASTS (12 pts)
Best play precasts 12 points7-letter words
16 words6-letter words
61 words- ASPECT 10 pts
- CAPERS 10 pts
- CARPET 10 pts
- CRAPES 10 pts
- EPACTS 10 pts
- ESCARP 10 pts
- PACERS 10 pts
- PARSEC 10 pts
- PREACT 10 pts
- RECAPS 10 pts
- SCAPES 10 pts
- SCARPS 10 pts
- SCRAPE 10 pts
- SCRAPS 10 pts
- SECPAR 10 pts
- SPACER 10 pts
- SPACES 10 pts
- SPECTS 10 pts
- ASPERS 8 pts
- CARESS 8 pts
- CARETS 8 pts
- CARSES 8 pts
- CARTES 8 pts
- CASTER 8 pts
- CASTES 8 pts
- CATERS 8 pts
- CESTAS 8 pts
- CRASES 8 pts
- CRATES 8 pts
- CRESTS 8 pts
- ESCARS 8 pts
- PARSES 8 pts
- PASSER 8 pts
- PASTER 8 pts
- PASTES 8 pts
- PATERS 8 pts
- PRASES 8 pts
- PRATES 8 pts
- PRESTS 8 pts
- REACTS 8 pts
- RECAST 8 pts
- REPASS 8 pts
- REPAST 8 pts
- SCARES 8 pts
- SCARTS 8 pts
- SERACS 8 pts
- SPARES 8 pts
- SPARSE 8 pts
- SPATES 8 pts
- SPEARS 8 pts
- SPRATS 8 pts
- STAPES 8 pts
- STRAPS 8 pts
- STREPS 8 pts
- TAPERS 8 pts
- TRACES 8 pts
- TRAPES 8 pts
- ASSERT 6 pts
- ASTERS 6 pts
- STARES 6 pts
- TASERS 6 pts
5-letter words
112 words- CAPER 9 pts
- CAPES 9 pts
- CARPS 9 pts
- CRAPE 9 pts
- CRAPS 9 pts
- CREPT 9 pts
- EPACT 9 pts
- PACER 9 pts
- PACES 9 pts
- PACTS 9 pts
- PERCS 9 pts
- RECAP 9 pts
- SCAPE 9 pts
- SCARP 9 pts
- SCRAP 9 pts
- SPACE 9 pts
- SPECS 9 pts
- SPECT 9 pts
- ACRES 7 pts
- APERS 7 pts
- APRES 7 pts
- APSES 7 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- ASPER 7 pts
- CARES 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARSE 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CARTS 7 pts
- CASES 7 pts
- CASTE 7 pts
- CASTS 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CATES 7 pts
- CERTS 7 pts
- CESTA 7 pts
- CRASS 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- CRESS 7 pts
- CREST 7 pts
- ESCAR 7 pts
- PARES 7 pts
- PARSE 7 pts
- PARTS 7 pts
- PASES 7 pts
- PASSE 7 pts
- PASTE 7 pts
- PASTS 7 pts
- PATER 7 pts
- PATES 7 pts
- PEARS 7 pts
- PEART 7 pts
- PEATS 7 pts
- PESTS 7 pts
- PRASE 7 pts
- PRATE 7 pts
- PRATS 7 pts
- PRESA 7 pts
- PRESS 7 pts
- PREST 7 pts
- RACES 7 pts
- RAPES 7 pts
- RASPS 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- REAPS 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- SCARE 7 pts
- SCARS 7 pts
- SCART 7 pts
- SCATS 7 pts
- SECTS 7 pts
- SEPTA 7 pts
- SEPTS 7 pts
- SERAC 7 pts
- SPAES 7 pts
- SPARE 7 pts
- SPARS 7 pts
- SPATE 7 pts
- SPATS 7 pts
- SPEAR 7 pts
- SPRAT 7 pts
- STEPS 7 pts
- STRAP 7 pts
- STREP 7 pts
- TACES 7 pts
- TAPER 7 pts
- TAPES 7 pts
- TARPS 7 pts
- TEPAS 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- TRAPS 7 pts
- ARSES 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- ASTER 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- RASES 5 pts
- RATES 5 pts
- RESAT 5 pts
- RESTS 5 pts
- SATES 5 pts
- SEARS 5 pts
- SEATS 5 pts
- STARE 5 pts
- STARS 5 pts
- TARES 5 pts
- TASER 5 pts
- TASES 5 pts
- TASSE 5 pts
- TEARS 5 pts
- TRASS 5 pts
- TRESS 5 pts
- TSARS 5 pts
4-letter words
10 wordsFind your best play with captress
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