Pettifoggery

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:22 ptsWWF:24 pts12 letters

Definition of Pettifoggery

Noun

The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.
"He was capable of using lawyerly rhetoric, at times, to the brink of pettifoggery."

Anagrams of Pettifoggery

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "pettifoggery":

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pettifog prettify

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ferity fetter fitter fogger forget fretty froggy getter giftee goiter goitre gorget greige gripey gritty+15 more

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Related Word Patterns

PE...Words starting with "pe"...RYWords ending with "ry"All 12-letter words Unscramble "pettifoggery"

Rhyming Words

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