PETTIFOG is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PETTIFOG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PETTIFOG?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETTIFOG is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETTIFOG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pettifogsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PETTIFOG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PETTIFOG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETTIFOG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PETTIFOG mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To argue over trivial points, or to act as a petty, tricky lawyer.
The verb comes from pettifogger, the old name for a dishonest small-time lawyer. To pettifog is to bury a matter under quibbles. It is a dated word but still reads clearly.
How PETTIFOG is used
Dated; used of quibbling and legal trickery.
- Do not pettifog over a few pennies.
- The attorney was known to pettifog every case.
- They pettifog about wording instead of solving the problem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETTIFOG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PETTIFOG
8 longer words begin with PETTIFOG.
Shorter words from the letters in PETTIFOG
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Common questions about PETTIFOG
- Is PETTIFOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETTIFOG, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETTIFOG worth?
- PETTIFOG is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETTIFOG mean?
- To argue over trivial points, or to act as a petty, tricky lawyer.
- What letters can be added to PETTIFOG?
- PETTIFOG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PETTIFOG:
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