12 letters · 22 points in Scrabble
noun a quarrel about petty points
originEtymology tree English pettifogger Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English pettifoggery From pettifogger + -ery.
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