painstaking

1. Marked by or requiring great pains; very careful and diligent. See Synonyms at meticulous.

2. Taking expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort.

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1. Extremely careful and diligent work or effort.

2. The action of taking diligent care and effort.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
painstaking	18	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ag	3
ai	2
an	2
as	2
at	2
gi	3
in	2
is	2
it	2
ka	6
ki	6
na	2
pa	4
pi	4
si	2
ta	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aas	3
aga	4
ags	4
ain	3
ais	3
ait	3
ana	3
ani	3
ant	3
apt	5
ask	7
asp	5
gan	4
gap	6
gas	4
gat	4
gin	4
gip	6
gis	4
git	4
ink	7
inn	3
ins	3
its	3
kas	7
kat	7
kin	7
kip	9
kis	7
kit	7
nag	4
nan	3
nap	5
nip	5
nit	3
pak	9
pan	5
pas	5
pat	5
pia	5
pig	6
pin	5
pis	5
pit	5
psi	5
pst	5
sag	4
san	3
sap	5
sat	3
sig	4
sin	3
sip	5
sit	3
ska	7
ski	7
spa	5
tag	4
tan	3
tap	5
tas	3
tin	3
tip	5
tis	3
tsk	7
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
agas	5
agin	5
ains	4
aits	4
akin	8
anas	4
anga	5
anis	4
anna	4
ansa	4
anta	4
anti	4
ants	4
atap	6
gain	5
gait	5
gaps	7
gasp	7
gast	5
gats	5
gink	9
gins	5
gips	7
gist	5
gits	5
gnat	5
ikat	8
inia	4
inks	8
inns	4
inti	4
kaas	8
kain	8
kana	8
kapa	10
kata	8
kats	8
kina	8
king	9
kins	8
kips	10
kist	8
kits	8
knap	10
knit	8
naan	4
naga	5
nags	5
nana	4
nans	4
napa	6
naps	6
nipa	6
nips	6
nisi	4
nits	4
paan	6
paik	10
pain	6
paks	10
pang	7
pans	6
pant	6
past	6
pats	6
pian	6
pias	6
pigs	7
pika	10
piki	10
pina	6
ping	7
pink	10
pins	6
pint	6
pita	6
pits	6
saga	5
sain	4
saki	8
sang	5
sank	8
sati	4
sign	5
sika	8
sing	5
sink	8
skag	9
skat	8
skin	8
skip	10
skit	8
snag	5
snap	6
snip	6
snit	4
span	6
spat	6
spin	6
spit	6
stag	5
tags	5
tain	4
taka	8
tang	5
tank	8
tans	4
tapa	6
taps	6
task	8
tian	4
tiki	8
ting	5
tins	4
tipi	6
tips	6
gank	9
stan	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
again	6
agist	6
agita	6
angas	6
angst	6
annas	5
antas	5
antis	5
apian	7
aping	8
ataps	7
atigi	6
gains	6
gaits	6
giant	6
ginks	10
gnats	6
ikats	9
inapt	7
intis	5
kains	9
kanas	9
kapas	11
katas	9
kiang	10
kinas	9
kings	10
kinin	9
knaps	11
knits	9
naans	5
nagas	6
nanas	5
napas	7
nipas	7
paans	7
pagan	8
paiks	11
pains	7
paint	7
paisa	7
panga	8
pangs	8
pants	7
paska	11
pasta	7
patin	7
piani	7
pians	7
piing	8
pikas	11
pikis	11
pinas	7
pings	8
pinks	11
pinna	7
pinta	7
pints	7
pitas	7
saiga	6
saint	5
sakti	9
sanga	6
satin	5
signa	6
skint	9
spait	7
spang	8
spank	11
staig	6
stain	5
stang	6
stank	9
sting	6
stink	9
taiga	6
tains	5
takas	9
takin	9
tanga	6
tangs	6
tanka	9
tanks	9
tapas	7
tapis	7
tians	5
tikis	9
tings	6
tipis	7
ganks	10

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
agitas	7
angina	7
anting	7
askant	10
asking	11
atigis	7
gainst	7
gaskin	11
giants	7
inking	11
inspan	8
isatin	6
kainit	10
kiangs	11
kinins	10
kiting	11
napkin	12
pagans	9
paints	8
paisan	8
pangas	9
panini	8
patina	8
patins	8
piking	13
pinang	9
pinata	8
pining	9
pinnas	8
pintas	8
ptisan	8
saning	7
satang	7
sating	7
siping	9
siting	7
skiing	11
taigas	7
taipan	8
taking	11
takins	10
tankas	10
taping	9
tasing	7
tining	7
tsking	11

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
against	8
anginas	8
antings	8
antisag	8
ignatia	8
kainits	11
katsina	11
kingpin	14
kitings	12
napkins	13
paiking	14
paining	10
paninis	9
pannist	9
panting	10
pastina	9
pasting	10
patinas	9
pianist	9
pigskin	14
pinangs	10
pinatas	9
pinking	14
saining	8
sinking	12
skating	12
skiting	12
snaking	12
sniping	10
spiking	14
spiting	10
staking	12
staning	8
taipans	9
takings	12
tanking	12
tankini	11
tapings	10
tasking	12
inkings	12

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
antiking	13
ignatias	9
kingpins	15
paganist	11
painting	11
patining	11
pinkings	15
sainting	9
satining	9
spanking	15
staining	9
stinking	13
tankinis	12
pantsing	11

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
antikings	14
paintings	12

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
painstaking	18