hairsplitter

1. A person who makes extremely, possibly excessively, fine distinctions (who would separate something as fine as a hair into two pieces and distinguish them).

2. One that makes excessively fine distinctions in reasoning.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
hairsplitter	17	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ah	5
ai	2
al	2
ar	2
as	2
at	2
eh	5
el	2
er	2
es	2
et	2
ha	5
he	5
hi	5
is	2
it	2
la	2
li	2
pa	4
pe	4
pi	4
re	2
sh	5
si	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ahi	6
ahs	6
ail	3
air	3
ais	3
ait	3
ale	3
alp	5
als	3
alt	3
ape	5
apt	5
are	3
ars	3
art	3
ash	6
asp	5
ate	3
att	3
ear	3
eat	3
els	3
era	3
err	3
ers	3
est	3
eta	3
eth	6
hae	6
hap	8
has	6
hat	6
hep	8
her	6
hes	6
het	6
hie	6
hip	8
his	6
hit	6
ire	3
its	3
lah	6
lap	5
lar	3
las	3
lat	3
lea	3
lei	3
let	3
lie	3
lip	5
lis	3
lit	3
pah	8
pal	5
par	5
pas	5
pat	5
pea	5
peh	8
per	5
pes	5
pet	5
phi	8
pht	8
pia	5
pie	5
pis	5
pit	5
psi	5
pst	5
rah	6
rai	3
rap	5
ras	3
rat	3
rei	3
rep	5
res	3
ret	3
ria	3
rip	5
sae	3
sal	3
sap	5
sat	3
sea	3
sei	3
sel	3
ser	3
set	3
sha	6
she	6
sip	5
sir	3
sit	3
spa	5
sri	3
tae	3
tap	5
tar	3
tas	3
tat	3
tea	3
tel	3
tes	3
tet	3
the	6
tie	3
til	3
tip	5
tis	3
tit	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ahis	7
ails	4
airs	4
airt	4
aits	4
ales	4
alit	4
alps	6
alts	4
aper	6
apes	6
apse	6
ares	4
aril	4
arts	4
ates	4
earl	4
ears	4
east	4
eath	7
eats	4
elhi	7
epha	9
eras	4
errs	4
erst	4
etas	4
eths	7
haes	7
haet	7
hail	7
hair	7
hale	7
halt	7
haps	9
hare	7
harl	7
harp	9
hart	7
hasp	9
hast	7
hate	7
hats	7
heal	7
heap	9
hear	7
heat	7
heil	7
heir	7
help	9
heps	9
herl	7
hers	7
hest	7
hets	7
hies	7
hila	7
hili	7
hilt	7
hips	9
hire	7
hist	7
hits	7
ilea	4
ilia	4
ires	4
iris	4
isle	4
lahs	7
lair	4
laps	6
lari	4
lars	4
lase	4
lash	7
last	4
late	4
lath	7
lati	4
lats	4
leap	6
lear	4
leas	4
lehr	7
leis	4
lept	6
lest	4
lets	4
liar	4
lias	4
lier	4
lies	4
lipa	6
lipe	6
lips	6
lira	4
lire	4
liri	4
lisp	6
list	4
lite	4
lits	4
pail	6
pair	6
pale	6
pali	6
pals	6
pare	6
parr	6
pars	6
part	6
pase	6
pash	9
past	6
pate	6
path	9
pats	6
peal	6
pear	6
peas	6
peat	6
pehs	9
pelt	6
peri	6
pert	6
pest	6
pets	6
phat	9
phis	9
pial	6
pias	6
pier	6
pies	6
pile	6
pili	6
pish	9
pita	6
pith	9
pits	6
plat	6
plea	6
plie	6
prat	6
rail	4
rais	4
rale	4
rape	6
raps	6
rapt	6
rare	4
rase	4
rash	7
rasp	6
rate	4
rath	7
rats	4
real	4
reap	6
rear	4
reis	4
reps	6
resh	7
rest	4
rets	4
rhea	7
rial	4
rias	4
riel	4
rile	4
ripe	6
rips	6
rise	4
rite	4
sail	4
sale	4
salp	6
salt	4
sari	4
sate	4
sati	4
seal	4
sear	4
seat	4
sept	6
sera	4
seta	4
sett	4
shea	7
ship	9
shri	7
sial	4
silt	4
sipe	6
sire	4
site	4
sith	7
slap	6
slat	4
slip	6
slit	4
spae	6
spar	6
spat	6
spit	6
star	4
stat	4
step	6
stet	4
stir	4
tael	4
tahr	7
tail	4
tale	4
tali	4
tape	6
taps	6
tare	4
tarp	6
tars	4
tart	4
tase	4
tate	4
tats	4
teal	4
tear	4
teas	4
teat	4
tela	4
tels	4
tepa	6
test	4
teth	7
tets	4
thae	7
that	7
thir	7
this	7
tier	4
ties	4
tile	4
tils	4
tilt	4
tipi	6
tips	6
tire	4
tirl	4
titi	4
tits	4
trap	6
tret	4
trip	6
tsar	4
arie	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airer	5
airth	8
airts	5
aisle	5
aleph	10
alert	5
alist	5
alter	5
apers	7
aphis	10
apish	10
apres	7
apter	7
ariel	5
arils	5
arise	5
arles	5
arris	5
artel	5
asper	7
aster	5
astir	5
atilt	5
atrip	7
earls	5
earth	8
ephas	10
haets	8
hails	8
hairs	8
haler	8
hales	8
halts	8
hares	8
harls	8
harps	10
harts	8
haste	8
hater	8
hates	8
heals	8
heaps	10
hears	8
heart	8
heats	8
heils	8
heirs	8
heist	8
helps	10
herls	8
hilar	8
hilts	8
hirer	8
hires	8
irate	5
islet	5
istle	5
ither	8
lairs	5
laith	8
lapis	7
lapse	7
lares	5
laris	5
laser	5
later	5
lathe	8
lathi	8
laths	8
latte	5
leaps	7
leapt	7
lears	5
leash	8
least	5
lehrs	8
lepta	7
liars	5
liers	5
lipas	7
liras	5
litai	5
litas	5
liter	5
lites	5
lithe	8
litre	5
pails	7
pairs	7
paise	7
paler	7
pales	7
palet	7
palis	7
parer	7
pares	7
paris	7
parle	7
parrs	7
parse	7
parts	7
paste	7
pater	7
pates	7
paths	10
peals	7
pearl	7
pears	7
peart	7
peats	7
pelts	7
peril	7
peris	7
petal	7
petit	7
petti	7
phase	10
phial	10
piers	7
pieta	7
pilar	7
pilea	7
pilei	7
piles	7
pilis	7
piste	7
pitas	7
piths	10
pitta	7
plait	7
plash	10
plate	7
plats	7
pleas	7
pleat	7
plier	7
plies	7
prase	7
prate	7
prats	7
presa	7
prest	7
prier	7
pries	7
prise	7
rails	5
raise	5
rales	5
ralph	10
raper	7
rapes	7
raphe	10
rares	5
raser	5
ratel	5
rater	5
rates	5
rathe	8
reais	5
reals	5
reaps	7
rears	5
relit	5
resat	5
resit	5
retia	5
rheas	8
rials	5
riels	5
riles	5
riper	7
ripes	7
riser	5
rishi	8
rites	5
saith	8
salep	7
selah	8
sepal	7
sepia	7
septa	7
serai	5
seral	5
setal	5
shale	8
shalt	8
shape	10
share	8
sharp	10
sheal	8
shear	8
shiel	8
shier	8
shire	8
shirr	8
shirt	8
shlep	10
sirra	5
sitar	5
slate	5
slept	7
slier	5
slipe	7
slipt	7
spahi	10
spail	7
spait	7
spale	7
spare	7
spate	7
spear	7
speil	7
speir	7
spelt	7
spiel	7
spier	7
spile	7
spilt	7
spire	7
spirt	7
spite	7
splat	7
split	7
sprat	7
sprit	7
stair	5
stale	5
staph	10
stare	5
start	5
state	5
steal	5
stela	5
stile	5
stilt	5
stipe	7
stirp	7
strap	7
strep	7
stria	5
strip	7
taels	5
tahrs	8
tails	5
taler	5
tales	5
taper	7
tapes	7
tapir	7
tapis	7
tares	5
tarps	7
tarre	5
tarsi	5
tarts	5
taste	5
tater	5
tates	5
teals	5
tears	5
teats	5
telia	5
tepal	7
tepas	7
terai	5
terra	5
tesla	5
testa	5
teths	8
tetra	5
tetri	5
thali	8
their	8
thesp	10
theta	8
thirl	8
thrip	10
tiers	5
tiler	5
tiles	5
tilth	8
tilts	5
tipis	7
tires	5
tirls	5
titer	5
tithe	8
titis	5
title	5
titre	5
trail	5
trait	5
traps	7
trapt	7
trash	8
treat	5
trets	5
trial	5
trier	5
tries	5
tripe	7
trips	7
trite	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airers	6
airest	6
airier	6
airths	9
alephs	11
alerts	6
alters	6
aplite	8
aptest	8
ariels	6
arrest	6
artels	6
artier	6
artist	6
artsie	6
ashier	9
ashler	9
aspire	8
attire	6
earths	9
espial	8
esprit	8
estral	6
hailer	9
halers	9
halest	9
halier	9
halite	9
halter	9
harper	11
haslet	9
haters	9
hatter	9
hearts	9
hirers	9
hirple	11
hirsel	9
hirsle	9
hitter	9
irater	6
irreal	6
lapser	8
lasher	9
laster	6
latest	6
lather	9
lathes	9
lathis	9
latish	9
latter	6
lattes	6
liaise	6
lipase	8
lisper	8
lister	6
liters	6
lither	9
lithia	9
litres	6
litter	6
palest	8
palets	8
palier	8
palish	11
palter	8
parers	8
paries	8
parish	11
parles	8
parrel	8
parser	8
parter	8
pastel	8
paster	8
pastie	8
pastil	8
paters	8
patter	8
pattie	8
pearls	8
perils	8
perish	11
periti	8
petals	8
petsai	8
phaser	11
phials	11
phrase	11
pietas	8
pirate	8
pisher	11
pistil	8
pitier	8
pities	8
pittas	8
plaits	8
plater	8
plates	8
pleats	8
pliers	8
praise	8
prater	8
prates	8
pratie	8
priers	8
priest	8
railer	6
raiser	6
ralphs	11
rapers	8
raphes	11
raphis	11
rapier	8
rapist	8
rarest	6
rasher	9
rasper	8
raster	6
ratels	6
raters	6
rather	9
ratite	6
ratter	6
rattle	6
reishi	9
relish	9
relist	6
repair	8
repast	8
resail	6
reship	11
retail	6
retial	6
retral	6
ripest	8
ristra	6
ritter	6
sailer	6
saithe	9
salter	6
saltie	6
satire	6
septal	8
serail	6
seraph	11
serial	6
shaper	11
sharer	9
sheila	9
shelta	9
sherpa	11
shtetl	9
sierra	6
sirrah	9
sitrep	8
sitter	6
slater	6
sparer	8
spathe	11
spilth	11
spiral	8
spirea	8
spirit	8
spital	8
sprier	8
sprite	8
staler	6
staple	8
starer	6
stater	6
stelai	6
stelar	6
stipel	8
strait	6
strath	9
strati	6
striae	6
stripe	8
stript	8
tahsil	9
tailer	6
talers	6
tapers	8
tapirs	8
tarres	6
tarter	6
taster	6
taters	6
tepals	8
tephra	11
terais	6
teraph	11
terras	6
territ	6
tetras	6
tetris	6
thaler	9
thalis	9
theirs	9
theist	9
thetas	9
thetri	9
thirls	9
thirst	9
threap	11
threat	9
thrips	11
tilers	6
tilter	6
tilths	9
titers	6
tither	9
tithes	9
titles	6
titres	6
trails	6
traits	6
trapes	8
treats	6
trials	6
triers	6
tripes	8
triple	8
triste	6
triter	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airiest	7
airship	12
aplites	9
artiest	7
artiste	7
artsier	7
aspirer	9
atheist	10
athirst	10
attires	7
elitist	7
hailers	10
hairier	10
haliers	10
halites	10
halters	10
haplite	12
harelip	12
harpers	12
harpies	12
harpist	12
harries	10
harslet	10
hastier	10
hatters	10
heliast	10
hipster	12
hirples	12
hitters	10
iratest	7
lairier	7
laities	7
lathers	10
lathier	10
latters	7
liatris	7
lithest	10
lithias	10
litters	7
paliest	9
palsier	9
palters	9
parrels	9
parries	9
parters	9
partier	9
parties	9
partite	9
partlet	9
pastier	9
patters	9
patties	9
peltast	9
persalt	9
pettish	12
phatter	12
philter	12
philtra	12
philtre	12
piaster	9
piastre	9
pietist	9
pirates	9
pithier	12
pitiers	9
plaiter	9
plasher	12
plaster	9
platers	9
platier	9
platies	9
platter	9
prairie	9
praiser	9
praters	9
praties	9
prattle	9
psalter	9
railers	7
rapiers	9
raspier	9
ratites	7
ratters	7
rattier	7
rattish	10
rattler	7
rattles	7
realist	7
repairs	9
resplit	9
restart	7
retails	7
retrial	7
ritters	7
saltier	7
saltire	7
shalier	10
sharper	12
sharpie	12
shatter	10
shilpit	12
siltier	7
slather	10
slatier	7
slither	10
slitter	7
spatter	9
spheral	12
spilite	9
spirier	9
spitter	9
spittle	9
staithe	10
stapler	9
starlet	7
starlit	7
starter	7
startle	7
stealth	10
striate	7
striper	9
tailers	7
talipes	9
tapster	9
tarries	7
tarsier	7
tartier	7
tartish	10
tastier	7
tephras	12
territs	7
tertial	7
thalers	10
thetris	10
thistle	10
threaps	12
threats	10
tilters	7
tipsier	9
tipster	9
tithers	10
trailer	7
traipse	9
trasher	10
trilith	10
tripart	9
triples	9
triplet	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airstrip	10
earlship	13
hairiest	11
haplites	13
harelips	13
irritate	8
lairiest	8
lathiest	11
listeria	8
literati	8
paltrier	10
parities	10
partiers	10
partlets	10
philters	13
philtres	13
pilaster	10
pithiest	13
plaister	10
plaiters	10
plashier	13
platiest	10
platters	10
prairies	10
prattler	10
prattles	10
pretrial	10
rarities	8
rattlers	8
rattlier	8
reprisal	10
reptilia	10
retrials	8
shirtier	11
slittier	8
spittier	10
splatter	10
splitter	10
sprattle	10
startler	8
straiter	8
stripier	10
tarriest	8
tertials	8
thelitis	11
thirster	11
thirties	11
trailers	8
trashier	11
trialist	8
triliths	11
triphase	13
triplets	10
triplite	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
arteritis	9
arthritis	12
hepatitis	14
irritates	9
paltriest	11
phratries	14
prattlers	11
pretrials	11
shirttail	12
therapist	14
thirstier	12
thistlier	12
triplites	11

12 Letters	Scrabble® Points
hairsplitter	17