PETTIFOGGER is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PETTIFOGGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PETTIFOGGER?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETTIFOGGER is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETTIFOGGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PETTIFOGGER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PETTIFOGGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETTIFOGGER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PETTIFOGGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A lawyer who deals in petty cases or uses shabby tricks and quibbles.
Pettifogger is a scornful label from older English, famous from novels where mean-minded attorneys haggle over trifles. It can also be used loosely for anyone who argues over minor points in bad faith.
How PETTIFOGGER is used
Insulting and dated; usually found in historical or humorous writing.
- The old pettifogger delayed the case with endless objections.
- Dickens filled his novels with each kind of pettifogger.
- She refused to be drawn in by a pettifogger of a clerk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETTIFOGGER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PETTIFOGGER
3 longer words begin with PETTIFOGGER.
Shorter words from the letters in PETTIFOGGER
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Common questions about PETTIFOGGER
- Is PETTIFOGGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETTIFOGGER, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETTIFOGGER worth?
- PETTIFOGGER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETTIFOGGER mean?
- A lawyer who deals in petty cases or uses shabby tricks and quibbles.
- What letters can be added to PETTIFOGGER?
- PETTIFOGGER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PETTIFOGGER:
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