pettifog
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
/ˈpɛt.iˌfɒɡ/
(UK)
Definition of pettifog
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(intransitive)To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick.
“Don't pettifog or we will soon grow weary.”
“[Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism.”
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verb
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(intransitive)To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick.
“Don't pettifog or we will soon grow weary.”
“[Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism.”
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(intransitive)To do a petty business as a lawyer, or carry out law business in a petty or tricky way.
“He is a common barreter for his pleasure, that takes no money, but pettifogs gratis.”
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Etymology
Back-formation from pettifogger.
Words you can make from pettifog
65 playable · top: FOGIE (9 pts)
Best play fogie 9 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
4 words4-letter words
8 words3-letter words
34 words- FOP 8 pts
- FIG 7 pts
- FOG 7 pts
- GIF 7 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIT 6 pts
- FOE 6 pts
- GIP 6 pts
- OFT 6 pts
- PEG 6 pts
- PIG 6 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- EGO 4 pts
- GET 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIT 4 pts
- GOT 4 pts
- TEG 4 pts
- TOG 4 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIT 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
2-letter words
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