hairsplitting
Hairsplitting can refer to making too fine distinctions of little importance. Hairsplitting is also used as adjective, with meanings including developed in excessively fine detail.
Length
13
Scrabble
19
WWF
22
Starts
HA
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “HAIRSPLITTING” Mean?
hairsplitting has 2 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 senseNoun
1 sensemaking too fine distinctions of little importance
“they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously”
Synonyms for HAIRSPLITTING
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
13
Vowels
4
Consonants
9
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Definition
developed in excessively fine detail
Length
13 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
G
Vowels
4
Consonants
9
Letters
H, A, I, R, S, P, L, I, T, T, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★HAIRSPLITTING has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HAIRSPLITTING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆HAIRSPLITTING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆HAIRSPLITTING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGCHHCIJ
CV Pattern
CVVCCCCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
31%
Consonant Share
69%
Bigrams
HA, AI, IR, RS, SP, PL, LI, IT, TT, TI, IN, NG
Trigrams
HAI, AIR, IRS, RSP, SPL, PLI, LIT, ITT, TTI, TIN, ING
Crossword Intelligence
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