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Persnicketiness

p 3e 1r 1s 1n 1i 1c 3k 5e 1t 1i 1n 1e 1s 1s 1

About 5 syllables

adjective · 15 letters · Rare · noun form of persnickety

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does persnicketiness mean?

adjective

  1. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant

    “a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage”

    Synonymsbigheadedsnootysnottyuppish

  2. characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details

    “a persnickety job”

    Synonymspernickety

Definitions shown for persnickety, the base form of persnicketiness.

Is PERSNICKETINESS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PERSNICKETINESS worth?

Scrabble

23 pts
p 3e 1r 1s 1n 1i 1c 3k 5e 1t 1i 1n 1e 1s 1s 1

Words With Friends

27 pts
p 4e 1r 1s 1n 2i 1c 4k 5e 1t 1i 1n 2e 1s 1s 1

Wordfeud

25 pts
p 4e 1r 1s 1n 1i 1c 4k 5e 1t 1i 1n 1e 1s 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

24 pts
p 3e 1r 1s 1n 1i 1c 3k 6e 1t 1i 1n 1e 1s 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PERSNICKETINESS

Words that end like PERSNICKETINESS

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Persnicketiness: quick answers

Is PERSNICKETINESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PERSNICKETINESS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 23 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PERSNICKETINESS worth?
PERSNICKETINESS scores 23 points in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends, 25 in Wordfeud and 24 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does persnicketiness mean?
persnicketiness is the noun form of persnickety, which means “(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PERSNICKETINESS?
You can make 1727 shorter words from PERSNICKETINESS, such as PERNICKETINESS, PICKINESSES, RICKETINESSES, NITPICKERS. See the full list.