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Yes. The word pettifoggery is a Scrabble US word. The word pettifoggery is worth 22 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word pettifoggery is a Scrabble UK word and has 22 points:

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Yes. The word pettifoggery is a Words With Friends word. The word pettifoggery is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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12-letter words (1 found)

PETTIFOGGERY,

11-letter words (1 found)

PETTIFOGGER,

8-letter words (3 found)

PETITORY,PETTIFOG,PRETTIFY,

7-letter words (20 found)

FIGGERY,FIGTREE,FIREPOT,FOGGIER,FROGEYE,PEGGIER,PEROGIE,PETRIFY,PETTIER,PIEFORT,PIGGERY,POTTERY,POTTIER,PROETTE,PROTEGE,TERGITE,TOGGERY,TORPEFY,TREETOP,YPERITE,

6-letter words (56 found)

EGGERY,EGGIER,EGOITY,FERITY,FETTER,FITTER,FOGGER,FORGET,FORPET,FORPIT,FREETY,FREITY,FRETTY,FRIGOT,FROGGY,GETTER,GIFTEE,GOITER,GOITRE,GORGET,GREIGE,GRIPEY,GRITTY,GROTTY,PERFET,PEROGI,PEROGY,PETITE,PETTER,PEYOTE,PIEROG,PITTER,POETRY,PORGIE,POTTER,PREGGO,PREGGY,PREIFE,PRETTY,PRIEFE,PROFIT,PROTEI,PYRITE,REGIFT,RETYPE,TEPEFY,TIGERY,TIGGER,TIPTOE,TITFER,TOEIER,TOGGER,TORTIE,TRIPEY,TYPIER,YETTIE,

5-letter words (100 found)

EGGER,EGRET,ERGOT,EYRIE,FETOR,FEYER,FIERE,FIERY,FIGGY,FITTE,FOGEY,FOGGY,FOGIE,FORGE,FORTE,FORTY,FOYER,FREET,FREIT,FRITT,FYTTE,GEYER,GIGOT,GOETY,GOFER,GOIER,GORGE,GREET,GREGE,GREGO,GRIEF,GRIFT,GRIOT,GRIPE,GRIPT,GRIPY,GROPE,GRYPE,GRYPT,OFTER,OPTER,OTTER,PEEOY,PEERY,PEGGY,PEROG,PETER,PETIT,PETRE,PETRI,PETTI,PETTO,PETTY,PIERT,PIETY,PIGGY,PIOYE,PIROG,PITOT,POGEY,POGGE,PORGE,PORGY,PORTY,POTTY,PREIF,PRIEF,REEFY,REFIT,REGGO,REGIE,REIFY,REPEG,REPOT,RETIE,RIFTE,RIFTY,ROPEY,ROTTE,TEPOY,TERFE,TETRI,TIGER,TITER,TITRE,TOPEE,TOPER,TORTE,TOTER,TOYER,TREIF,TREYF,TRIGO,TRIPE,TRIPY,TRITE,TROPE,TYPTO,YFERE,YOGEE,

4-letter words (155 found)

EERY,EGER,EGGY,ERGO,EYER,EYOT,EYRE,FEER,FEET,FERE,FETE,FETT,FIER,FIGO,FIRE,FITT,FOGY,FORE,FORT,FREE,FRET,FRIG,FRIT,FROE,FROG,GEEP,GEIT,GERE,GERT,GIFT,GIRO,GIRT,GITE,GOER,GOEY,GORE,GORI,GORP,GORY,GREE,GREY,GRIG,GRIP,GRIT,GROG,GROT,GYPO,GYRE,GYRI,GYRO,GYTE,OGEE,OGRE,ORFE,ORGY,OYER,PEER,PERE,PERI,PERT,PIER,PIET,PIOY,PITY,POET,POGY,PORE,PORT,PORY,POTE,POTT,PREE,PREY,PRIG,PROF,PROG,PYET,PYOT,PYRE,PYRO,REEF,REFI,REFT,REGO,REIF,REPO,RETE,RIFE,RIFT,RIGG,RIOT,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,RITT,ROPE,ROPY,ROTE,ROTI,RYFE,RYOT,RYPE,TEER,TEGG,TERF,TETE,TIER,TIFO,TIFT,TIGE,TIPT,TIRE,TIRO,TITE,TOEY,TOFT,TOGE,TOIT,TOPE,TOPI,TORE,TORI,TORT,TORY,TOTE,TREE,TREF,TRET,TREY,TRIE,TRIG,TRIO,TRIP,TROG,TROP,TROT,TROY,TRYE,TRYP,TYEE,TYER,TYPE,TYPO,TYRE,TYRO,TYTE,YEGG,YETI,YETT,YGOE,YIPE,YITE,YOGI,YORE,YORP,

3-letter words (99 found)

EFT,EGG,EGO,ERE,ERF,ERG,EYE,FEE,FEG,FER,FET,FEY,FIE,FIG,FIR,FIT,FOE,FOG,FOP,FOR,FOY,FRO,FRY,GEE,GEO,GER,GET,GEY,GIE,GIF,GIG,GIO,GIP,GIT,GOE,GOR,GOT,GOY,GYP,IGG,IRE,OFT,OPE,OPT,ORE,ORF,ORG,ORT,OYE,PEE,PEG,PER,PET,PIE,PIG,PIR,PIT,POI,POT,PRE,PRO,PRY,PYE,REE,REF,REG,REI,REO,REP,RET,RIF,RIG,RIP,RIT,ROE,ROT,RYE,TEE,TEF,TEG,TET,TIE,TIG,TIP,TIT,TOE,TOG,TOP,TOR,TOT,TOY,TRY,TYE,TYG,YEP,YER,YET,YGO,YIP,

2-letter words (26 found)

EE,EF,ER,ET,FE,FY,GI,GO,IF,IO,IT,OE,OF,OI,OP,OR,OY,PE,PI,PO,RE,TE,TI,TO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 462 words from pettifoggery according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pettifoggery

pettifoggery

Etymology

pettifogger +‎ -ery

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛti.fɒɡ.ə.ɹi/

Noun

pettifoggery (plural pettifoggeries)

  1. The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.
    • 2011, Richard Kluger, Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality, Knopf Doubleday (2011), p. 82
      Yet even Harlan was to prove capable of grievous pettifoggery on the racial issue.
    • 2011, Richard Kluger, Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality, Knopf Doubleday (2011), p. 601
      [Frankfurter's reasoning in Beauharnais v. Illinois] struck Black and the other three Roosevelt appointees who joined his dissent as noxious pettifoggery[.]

Synonyms

  • fuss
  • quibble
  • spat
  • squabble
  • tiff

Source: wiktionary.org