Is HAIRSPLITTINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAIRSPLITTINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAIRSPLITTINGS mean?
Hairsplittings is a form of HAIRSPLITTING.
- noun
making too fine distinctions of little importance
“they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously”
- adjective
developed in excessively fine detail
“finespun distinctions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
14
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for HAIRSPLITTINGS
HAIRSPLITTINGS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HAIRSPLITTINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hairsplitting19
- shirttailing16
- stringhalts15
- philistias15
- philtring15
- phrasings15
- splashing15
- salpingitis14
- springtails14
- starlights14
- stringhalt14
- philistia14
- saintship14
- tranships14
- transship14
- harpings14
- hirpling14
- phrasing14
- plashing14
- ralphing14
- sharping14
- sprights14
- shirttails13
- sprattling13
- sprigtails13
- springtail13
- striplings13
- rightists13
- shirtings13
- starlight13
- straights13
- thirsting13
- trithings13
- airships13
- antiship13
- hairpins13
- harpists13
- starship13
- tranship13
- harping13
- hasping13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- pishing13
- pithing13
- plights13
- shaping13
- spright13
- lithiasis12
- nihilists12
- plaitings12
- prattling12
- shirttail12
- sparlings12
- spiraling12
- spiriting12
- splatting12
- splitting12
- sprigtail12
- springals12
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