Definition of perspicacious

"perspicacious" in the adjective sense

1. perspicacious, sagacious, sapient

acutely insightful and wise

"much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"

"observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"

"a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators"

2. clear-eyed, clear-sighted, perspicacious

mentally acute or penetratingly discerning

"too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"

"chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"

"much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument"

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perspicacious in Scrabble®

The word perspicacious is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters perspicacious:

PERSPICACIOUS
(207)
PERSPICACIOUS
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (76 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word perspicacious

PERSPICACIOUS
(207)
PERSPICACIOUS
(207)
PERSPICACIOUS
(138)
PERSPICACIOUS
(138)
PERSPICACIOUS
(132)
PERSPICACIOUS
(108)
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(108)
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(100)
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(96)
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(92)
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(92)
PERSPICACIOUS
(84)
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(84)
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(84)
PERSPICACIOUS
(69)
PERSPICACIOUS
(50)
PERSPICACIOUS
(50)
PERSPICACIOUS
(46)
PERSPICACIOUS
(41)
PERSPICACIOUS
(31)
PERSPICACIOUS
(29)
PERSPICACIOUS
(27)
PERSPICACIOUS
(27)
PERSPICACIOUS
(25)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In perspicacious

PERSPICACIOUS
(207)
PERSPICACIOUS
(207)
PERSPICACIOUS
(138)
PERSPICACIOUS
(138)
PERSPICACIOUS
(132)
COPPICE
(110 = 60 + 50)
PERSPICACIOUS
(108)
PERSPICACIOUS
(108)
COPPICE
(104 = 54 + 50)
COPPICE
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COPPICE
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COPPICE
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COPPICE
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CRAPPIE
(102 = 52 + 50)
EPICARP
(102 = 52 + 50)
COPPERS
(102 = 52 + 50)
PRIAPIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
ICECAPS
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PERSPICACIOUS
(100)
COPPERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
ICECAPS
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COPPERS
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COPPERS
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EPICARP
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ICECAPS
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ICECAPS
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CRAPPIE
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EPICARP
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ICECAPS
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PRIAPIC
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COPPICE
(98 = 48 + 50)
COPPICE
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PERSPICACIOUS
(96)
COPPICE
(95 = 45 + 50)
PARSECS
(94 = 44 + 50)
CORPSES
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COPIERS
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ACCURSE
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SPICERS
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SAPPERS
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SAPPIER
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SOPPERS
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ICESPAR
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SPICIER
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ACCUSER
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PROCESS
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PERCUSS
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SOCCERS
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APPOSES
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AIRPIPE
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SOPPIER
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PRIAPIC
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ICESPAR
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SIPPERS
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COPIERS
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ICESPAR
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SPICIER
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AIRPIPE
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SOCCERS
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AUSPICE
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perspicacious in Words With Friends™

The word perspicacious is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 26

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters perspicacious:

PERSPICACIOUS
(378)
PERSPICACIOUS
(378)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (76 words)

accrues, accurse, accuser, accuses, acerous, airpipe, apposer, apposes, apprise, arouses, aspires, auspice, carouse, casspir, causers, ciscoes, copiers, coppers, coppice, corpses, courses, crappie, cruises, epicarp, escarps, icecaps, icespar, oppress, paresis, parsecs, paupers, percuss, pissier, poseurs, praises, pressup, priapic, process, prosaic, prussic, purpose, pussier, recoups, sappers, sappier, saucers, saucier, scapose, scoriac, scoriae, scorias, scrapes, serious, sippers, soapers, soapier, soccers, soppers, soppier, soupier, sources, spacers, spacier, spicers, spicier, spireas, spruces, succors, sucrase, sucrose, suppers, suppose, suspire, upraise, uprises, uricase

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word perspicacious

PERSPICACIOUS
(378)
PERSPICACIOUS
(378)
PERSPICACIOUS
(270)
PERSPICACIOUS
(192)
PERSPICACIOUS
(180)
PERSPICACIOUS
(168)
PERSPICACIOUS
(124)
PERSPICACIOUS
(116)
PERSPICACIOUS
(112)
PERSPICACIOUS
(104)
PERSPICACIOUS
(104)
PERSPICACIOUS
(104)
PERSPICACIOUS
(60)
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(60)
PERSPICACIOUS
(60)
PERSPICACIOUS
(39)
PERSPICACIOUS
(39)
PERSPICACIOUS
(36)
PERSPICACIOUS
(33)
PERSPICACIOUS
(33)
PERSPICACIOUS
(33)
PERSPICACIOUS
(32)
PERSPICACIOUS
(31)
PERSPICACIOUS
(28)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In perspicacious

PERSPICACIOUS
(378)
PERSPICACIOUS
(378)
PERSPICACIOUS
(270)
PERSPICACIOUS
(192)
PERSPICACIOUS
(180)
PERSPICACIOUS
(168)
COPPICE
(140 = 105 + 35)
COPPICE
(140 = 105 + 35)
ICECAPS
(131 = 96 + 35)
COPPERS
(131 = 96 + 35)
PRIAPIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
EPICARP
(131 = 96 + 35)
ICECAPS
(131 = 96 + 35)
AUSPICE
(125 = 90 + 35)
PERSPICACIOUS
(124)
COPIERS
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPICIER
(122 = 87 + 35)
COPPICE
(122 = 87 + 35)
SCAPOSE
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPACIER
(122 = 87 + 35)
AIRPIPE
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPACERS
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPICERS
(122 = 87 + 35)
COPPICE
(116 = 81 + 35)
COPPICE
(116 = 81 + 35)
PERSPICACIOUS
(116)
COPPICE
(116 = 81 + 35)
COPPICE
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ACCUSES
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EPICARP
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COPPERS
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COPPERS
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SUPPOSE
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CRAPPIE
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SUCCORS
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PAUPERS
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ACCURSE
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CRAPPIE
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CRAPPIE
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AUSPICE
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CRAPPIE
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PRUSSIC
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ACCUSER
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EPICARP
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SPRUCES
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PRIAPIC
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PERSPICACIOUS
(112)
COPPICE
(111 = 76 + 35)
COPPICE
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COPPICE
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PERCUSS
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ICECAPS
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PERCUSS
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PRUSSIC
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EPICARP
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ICECAPS
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ESCARPS
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PROCESS
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AIRPIPE
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ACCUSER
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perspicacious + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence perspicacious

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Longer words containing perspicacious

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