hairsplitting
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 13
Definition of hairsplitting
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of hair-splitting.
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noun
- (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of hair-splitting.
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of hairsplit
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Etymology
From hair + splitting.
Words you can make from hairsplitting
200+ playable · top: SHIRTTAILING (16 pts)
Best play shirttailing 16 points10-letter words
3 words9-letter words
20 words- PHILTRING 15 pts
- PHILISTIA 14 pts
- STARLIGHT 13 pts
- THIRSTING 13 pts
- TRITHINGS 13 pts
- PLAITINGS 12 pts
- PRATTLING 12 pts
- SHIRTTAIL 12 pts
- SPIRALING 12 pts
- SPIRITING 12 pts
- SPLATTING 12 pts
- SPLITTING 12 pts
- SPRIGTAIL 12 pts
- STRIPLING 12 pts
- TRAIPSING 12 pts
- LITIGANTS 10 pts
- RATTLINGS 10 pts
- RINGTAILS 10 pts
- STARTLING 10 pts
- STRIATING 10 pts
8-letter words
71 words- HARPINGS 14 pts
- HIRPLING 14 pts
- PHRASING 14 pts
- PLASHING 14 pts
- RALPHING 14 pts
- SHARPING 14 pts
- ANTISHIP 13 pts
- HAIRPINS 13 pts
- TRANSHIP 13 pts
- AIRTHING 12 pts
- AIRTIGHT 12 pts
- HIRSLING 12 pts
- LATHINGS 12 pts
- NILGHAIS 12 pts
- RIGHTIST 12 pts
- RINGHALS 12 pts
- SHARTING 12 pts
- SHILINGI 12 pts
- SHIRTING 12 pts
- SHITTING 12 pts
- STRAIGHT 12 pts
- THIRLING 12 pts
- TITHINGS 12 pts
- TRASHING 12 pts
- TRITHING 12 pts
- ASPIRING 11 pts
- GRAPLINS 11 pts
- INTHRALS 11 pts
- LARPINGS 11 pts
- NIHILIST 11 pts
- PAIRINGS 11 pts
- PARTINGS 11 pts
- PIGTAILS 11 pts
- PIRATING 11 pts
- PITTINGS 11 pts
- PLAITING 11 pts
- PLATINGS 11 pts
- PLATTING 11 pts
- PRAISING 11 pts
- RHINITIS 11 pts
- SPARLING 11 pts
- SPATTING 11 pts
- SPIRTING 11 pts
- SPITTING 11 pts
- SPRINGAL 11 pts
- STAPLING 11 pts
- STRIPING 11 pts
- TRILITHS 11 pts
- TRIPLING 11 pts
- ALPINIST 10 pts
- ANTISLIP 10 pts
- INSPIRIT 10 pts
- PINTAILS 10 pts
- TAILSPIN 10 pts
- TRIPTANS 10 pts
- ATTIRING 9 pts
- LIAISING 9 pts
- LITIGANT 9 pts
- RAILINGS 9 pts
- RATTLING 9 pts
- RINGTAIL 9 pts
- SLATTING 9 pts
- SLITTING 9 pts
- STARLING 9 pts
- STARTING 9 pts
- STILTING 9 pts
- TAILINGS 9 pts
- TRAILING 9 pts
- TRIALING 9 pts
- INITIALS 8 pts
- TRIALIST 8 pts
7-letter words
105 words- HARPING 13 pts
- HASPING 13 pts
- PASHING 13 pts
- PHASING 13 pts
- PISHING 13 pts
- PITHING 13 pts
- PLIGHTS 13 pts
- SHAPING 13 pts
- SPRIGHT 13 pts
- AIRSHIP 12 pts
- HAIRPIN 12 pts
- HARPINS 12 pts
- HARPIST 12 pts
- HATPINS 12 pts
- PHILTRA 12 pts
- PLANISH 12 pts
- PLINTHS 12 pts
- SHILPIT 12 pts
- ALIGHTS 11 pts
- ALRIGHT 11 pts
- GARNISH 11 pts
- GIRLISH 11 pts
- HAILING 11 pts
- HALTING 11 pts
- HASTING 11 pts
- HATTING 11 pts
- HILTING 11 pts
- HISTING 11 pts
- HITTING 11 pts
- INSIGHT 11 pts
- LARGISH 11 pts
- LASHING 11 pts
- LATHING 11 pts
- NILGHAI 11 pts
- SHARING 11 pts
- ATHIRST 10 pts
- GRAPLIN 10 pts
- INTHRAL 10 pts
- LAPSING 10 pts
- LARPING 10 pts
- LISPING 10 pts
- LITHIAS 10 pts
- PAIRING 10 pts
- PALINGS 10 pts
- PARINGS 10 pts
- PARLING 10 pts
- PARSING 10 pts
- PARTING 10 pts
- PASTING 10 pts
- PATTING 10 pts
- PIGTAIL 10 pts
- PILINGS 10 pts
- PITTING 10 pts
- PLATING 10 pts
- PRATING 10 pts
- PRISING 10 pts
- RASPING 10 pts
- RATTISH 10 pts
- SAPLING 10 pts
- SLIPING 10 pts
- SPARING 10 pts
- SPILING 10 pts
- SPIRING 10 pts
- SPITING 10 pts
- TAHINIS 10 pts
- TAPINGS 10 pts
- TARNISH 10 pts
- ASPIRIN 9 pts
- PIANIST 9 pts
- PINTAIL 9 pts
- PLAINTS 9 pts
- RAPINIS 9 pts
- SPIRANT 9 pts
- AIRINGS 8 pts
- AIRTING 8 pts
- ARISING 8 pts
- ARTIGIS 8 pts
- GASTRIN 8 pts
- GRATINS 8 pts
- INTAGLI 8 pts
- IRISING 8 pts
- LAIRING 8 pts
- LASTING 8 pts
- LISTING 8 pts
- NILGAIS 8 pts
- RAILING 8 pts
- RAISING 8 pts
- RATINGS 8 pts
- RATTING 8 pts
- SAILING 8 pts
- SALTING 8 pts
- SILTING 8 pts
- SITTING 8 pts
- SLATING 8 pts
- STALING 8 pts
- STARING 8 pts
- STATING 8 pts
- STRIGIL 8 pts
- TAILING 8 pts
- INITIAL 7 pts
- LATTINS 7 pts
- LIATRIS 7 pts
- NITRILS 7 pts
- RATLINS 7 pts
- STARLIT 7 pts
Hooks
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