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Showing words for HAIRSPLITTING using the English dictionary

13 Letter Words for Hairsplitting

hairsplitting

10 Letter Words for Hairsplitting

spirignath, sprattling, springhalt, springtail, stringhalt, striplight, translight

9 Letter Words for Hairsplitting

attirings, giantship, gnathitis, hairsting, irisating, litigants, pastiling, philistia, plaitings, plattings, prattling, rainlight, raintight, rattlings, ringtails, sharpling, shirttail, spartling, spattling, spiraling, spiriting, splatting, splitting, spratting, sprigtail, sprittail, spritting, starlight, startling, stingtail, straiting, striating, stripling, thirsting, thristing, trailings, traipsing, traplight, trigintal, triplings, trithings

8 Letter Words for Hairsplitting

airlight, airthing, airtight, alpinist, angiitis, antiship, antislip, antritis, aspiring, attiring, giantish, glairins, graplins, hairpins, haltings, harlings, harpings, haspling, hattings, hirlings, hirpling, hirsling, initials, inspirit, inthrals, laspring, lathings, latinist, liaising, litigant, nihilist, nilghais, pairings, pariglin, partings, phialing, phrasing, pigritia, pigtails, pintails, pirating, pittings, plainish, plaiting, plashing, platings, platting, praising, pratings, pratting, railings, ralphing, rastling, ratlings, rattings, rattling, rattlins, rhinitis, rightist, ringhals, ringsail, ringtail, sharping, shilingi, shirting, shitting, singarip, slatting, slitting, spalting, sparling, spatling, spatting, sphingal, spirital, spirling, spitting, springal, stapling, starling, starting, stilting, stirling, straight, stratlin, striping, tailings, tailspin, taistril, thirling, tiltings, tinglish, tithings, titlings, trailing, tranship, trashing, trialing, trialist, triliths, tripling, trithing

7 Letter Words for Hairsplitting

airings, airling, airship, airting, aisling, alights, alright, althing, anglish, anglist, anights, antship, arising, ashling, aspirin, aspring, athirst, garnish, gastrin, girlish, gitalin, glairin, graiths, granthi, graplin, gratins, hailing, hairing, hairpin, halsing, halting, harling, harping, harpins, harpist, hasping, hasting, hatpins, hatting, hilting, hirings, hirling, histing, hitting, initial, insight, inthral, intrail, intrait, irising, lairing, lapiths, lapsing, largish, lashing, lasting, lathing, lattins, liasing, liatris, linitis, liparis, lisping, listing, lithias, lithing, nilgais, nilghai, nitrils, pairing, palings, parings, parling, parlish, parsing, parting, pashing, pasting, pathing, patrist, patting, phasing, philtra, pianist, piarist, pigtail, piligan, pilings, pinrail, pintail, pishing, pithing, pitting, plaints, planish, plastin, plating, plights, plinths, prating, raginis, railing, raising, raiting, rapinis, rashing, rasping, ratings, ratling, ratshit, ratting, rattish, rattlin, riginal, riglins, risping, ritalin, ritling, ritting, sailing, sairing, salting, sapling, shaling, shaping, shaptin, sharing, shilpit, shintai, shirpit, shiting, shrinal, silphia, silting, sipling, sithing, sitting, slating, sliping, sliting, sparing, spating, spiling, spirant, spiring, spiting, spraing, spraint, spraith, spright, staling, staring, starlit, stating, stiling, stiring, straint, stratig, strigal, stright, strigil, tahinis, tailing, tailpin, taiping, tapings, tapling, tarings, tarnish, tarting, tartish, tashing, tasting, tathing, thingal, thlaspi, thrangs, tigrish, tilings, tilting, tiptail, tirings, tirling, titanis, tithing, titians, titling, tlingit, transit, traping, trapish, traship, trilisa, trilith, trisalt, trishna, tristan, tritaph, tritish

6 Letter Words for Hairsplitting

aglint, ailing, airing, airish, airths, algins, algist, alight, aligns, alinit, alipin, alphin, alpist, angili, anight, anisil, apting, argils, aright, arling, arshin, arsing, artist, ashing, ashpit, astint, athing, gainst, gaitts, gantsl, garish, garsil, garths, gaslit, ghaist, ghatti, giants, girnal, girths, gisant, gispin, gittin, glairs, glanis, glints, gnarls, grails, grains, graips, graith, grants, graphs, grasni, gratin, gratis, griths, haglin, haints, hairst, haling, haring, harpin, hartin, hating, hatpin, hiring, hpital, iliahi, ingirt, inital, initis, inrail, inship, instar, intail, intrap, irisin, iritis, irtish, isatin, ishtar, isling, ittria, laighs, lapins, lasing, lathis, latins, latish, lattin, liangs, ligans, lights, lingas, linish, lipins, lithia, liting, nargil, nights, nihils, nilgai, nirlit, nitril, nritta, pagris, paints, paling, palish, pansit, paring, parish, partis, pastil, patins, patrin, phangs, phials, philia, piatti, pights, piitis, piling, pintas, pirais, pirnit, pisang, pisgah, pistia, pistil, pitris, pittas, plains, plaint, plaits, plangi, plants, pliant, plight, plings, plinth, prangs, pratts, prials, prinia, prints, prisal, ptisan, ragini, raglin, rahing, raisin, ralish, ralphs, raphis, raping, rapini, rapist, rating, rhapis, rhinal, rights, riglin, riling, riping, rising, sangil, santii, santir, saprin, saring, sating, shairn, shanti, sigint, signal, siling, siping, sirian, siring, siting, sittar, slairg, slarth, slight, snaith, snight, spaing, sparth, spight, spilth, spinal, spinar, spiral, spiran, spirit, spital, splint, sprain, sprang, spring, sprint, staith, stalin, statin, stiria, strail, strain, strait, strang, strath, strati, strial, striga, string, tahini, tahiti, tahsil, taints, tangis, tanist, taping, tapirs, tapist, taring, tarish, thagis, thiasi, things, thirls, thirst, thitsi, thrail, thrain, thrang, thrast, thring, thrips, thrist, thsant, tights, tigris, tiling, tilpah, tilths, tipiti, tiring, tishri, titans, tithal, titian, trails, trains, traist, traits, transl, transp, trants, trials, trilit, trinal, tringa, tripal, tripla, trisha

5 Letter Words for Hairsplitting

agist, agrin, ahing, ahint, airns, airth, airts, aitis, algin, align, alish, alisp, alist, altin, angst, anigh, anils, antis, aphis, apiin, apili, aping, apish, april, argil, argin, arils, arish, arist, arith, ashir, astir, atilt, ating, atrip, gains, gairs, gaist, gaits, gaitt, gants, garni, garth, gaths, ghain, ghast, ghats, giant, gilas, gilia, gilts, giris, girls, girns, girsh, girth, girts, gisla, glair, glans, glias, glint, glist, glits, gnarl, gnars, gnash, gnast, gnats, grail, grain, graip, grans, grant, graph, grasp, grias, grins, grint, griph, grips, gript, grist, grith, grits, hails, hains, haint, hairs, haiti, halts, hangs, hants, harls, harns, harps, harst, harts, hasnt, hatti, hiant, higra, hilar, hilsa, hilts, hings, hints, hirst, hsian, ignis, inapt, inial, instr, intil, intis, intra, irani, irian, iring, irish, laigh, lairs, laith, langi, lants, lapin, lapis, lapsi, larin, laris, larns, lathi, laths, latin, liang, liars, liart, ligan, ligas, light, linga, lings, linha, lints, lipin, litai, litas, lithi, liths, litra, naght, nails, naish, naris, ngapi, niais, nighs, night, nigra, nihil, nipas, niris, nirls, nitta, pagri, pails, pains, paint, pairs, pairt, palis, pangi, pangs, pants, paris, parli, parsi, parti, parts, paths, patin, pgntt, phang, phial, pians, pight, piing, pilar, pilin, pilis, pinas, pings, pinta, pints, pirai, pirls, pirns, pitas, piths, pitta, plain, plait, plang, plans, plant, plash, plast, plats, plias, pling, prang, prats, pratt, prial, prigs, print, ragis, rails, rains, raits, ralph, ranli, rants, raths, ratti, rhila, rials, riant, right, rigil, rings, ripal, rishi, ritts, saint, saith, sangh, sanit, sapin, sapir, sapit, sarin, sarip, satin, shalt, shant, sharn, sharp, shiai, shina, shipt, shirl, shirt, shita, shrag, shrap, shrip, sight, sigil, sigla, signa, sinai, sinal, singh, sirih, sitar, sitta, slain, slait, slang, slant, slart, slath, sling, slipt, slirt, snail, snarl, snath, snirl, snirt, spahi, spail, spain, spair, spait, spalt, spang, spart, spath, spial, spina, spira, splat, split, sprag, sprat, sprig, sprit, staig, stail, stain, stair, stang, staph, starn, start, stilt, sting, stint, stipa, stirp, stith, strag, strap, stria, strig, strip, strit, tahil, tahin, tahrs, taigs, tails, tains, taint, tairn, taish, taits, talis, tangi, tangs, tanhs, tanti, tapir, tapis, tapit, tarin, tarns, tarps, tarsi, tarts, taths, tatin, thagi, thans, thars, thatn, thats, thigs, thing, thins, thirl, thirt, thisn, thrap, thrip, tiang, tiars, tight, tilia, tilth, tilts, tingi, tings, tinta, tints, tipit, tirls, tisar, titan, titar, titis, tragi, trail, train, trait, trans, trant, traps, trapt, trash, trats, trial, trias, triga, trigs, trina, trins, tripl, trips, tript, trist

4 Letter Words for Hairsplitting

agin, agit, agni, agst, ails, ains, aint, airn, airs, airt, aith, aits, alii, alin, alps, alts, anil, anis, ansi, anti, ants, apii, apis, apts, argh, aril, aris, arni, arts, asin, astr, atip, atis, atli, attn, gail, gain, gair, gait, gali, galp, gals, galt, gant, gaps, gari, garn, gars, gart, gash, gasp, gast, gath, gats, gatt, ghat, gila, gils, gilt, gins, giri, girl, girn, girt, gish, gist, gith, gits, glar, glia, glis, glit, gnar, gnat, gran, gras, grat, grin, grip, gris, grit, hagi, hags, hail, hain, hair, hait, halp, hals, halt, hang, hani, hans, hant, haps, harl, harn, harp, hart, hasn, hasp, hast, hats, hatt, higi, hila, hili, hilt, hing, hins, hint, hips, hipt, hisn, hist, hits, http, ilia, ilth, inga, inia, init, insp, inst, inta, inti, intl, intr, ipil, iran, iris, isnt, isth, itai, ital, itas, lags, lahs, lain, lair, lait, lang, lant, laps, lari, larn, lars, lash, last, lath, lati, lats, lgth, liar, lias, ligs, liin, lina, ling, lins, lint, lipa, lips, lira, liri, lish, lisp, list, lith, liti, lits, nagi, nags, naig, nail, nais, naps, nash, nasi, nast, natl, natr, nats, ngai, nigh, nils, nipa, nips, nirl, nisi, nist, nits, pahi, pahs, pail, pain, pair, pais, pali, pals, palt, pang, pans, pant, pari, parl, pars, part, pash, pasi, past, path, pats, patt, phar, phat, phil, phis, phit, pial, pian, pias, pigs, pila, pili, pina, ping, pins, pint, pirl, pirn, pirs, pisa, pish, pist, pita, pith, pits, plan, plat, plia, prag, prat, prig, prin, psha, psia, psig, ptah, ptts, ragi, rags, rahs, rail, rain, rais, rait, rals, rang, rant, raps, rapt, rash, rasp, rast, rath, rats, rial, rias, riga, rigs, ring, rins, ripa, rips, ript, risp, rist, rita, rits, ritt, rtlt, sail, sain, saip, sair, salp, salt, sang, sant, sari, sart, sati, shag, shan, shap, shia, shin, ship, shir, shit, shpt, shri, shtg, sial, sian, sigh, sign, sila, silt, sina, sing, sinh, siri, sita, sith, siti, slag, slap, slat, slip, slit, snag, snap, snar, snig, snip, snit, spag, span, spar, spat, spig, spin, spit, stag, stap, star, stat, stir, stlg, stra, tags, tahr, taig, tail, tain, tais, tait, tali, tang, tanh, tans, taps, tari, tarn, tarp, tars, tart, tash, tath, tats, thai, than, thar, that, thig, thin, thir, this, tiar, tigs, tils, tilt, ting, tins, tint, tips, tipt, tirl, titi, tits, trag, trah, trap, trat, trig, trin, trip, trit, trna, tshi, tsia

3 Letter Words for Hairsplitting

agr, ags, agt, ahi, ahs, ail, ain, air, ais, ait, alg, aln, alp, als, alt, ans, ant, aph, apl, apr, apt, arg, arn, ars, art, asg, ash, asl, asp, ast, atp, att, gal, gan, gap, gar, gas, gat, gin, gis, git, glt, gnp, gns, gph, gps, gra, grs, gtt, hag, han, hap, has, hat, hgt, hia, hin, hip, hir, his, hit, hrs, hts, ign, ihi, ihp, ihs, iii, ing, ins, int, iph, ipl, ipr, ips, ira, irs, ish, isl, isn, ist, ita, its, lag, lah, lai, lan, lap, lar, las, lat, lig, lin, lip, lir, lis, lit, lnr, lpn, lst, ltr, nag, nah, nap, nar, nas, nat, nig, nil, nip, nis, nit, nth, pah, pal, pan, par, pas, pat, phi, phr, pht, pia, pig, pil, pin, pir, pis, pit, pli, prn, prs, psi, pst, pta, ptg, pts, ptt, rag, rah, rai, ran, rap, ras, rat, rha, ria, rig, rin, rip, rit, rna, rps, rpt, rti, sag, sah, sai, sal, san, sap, sar, sat, sha, shi, shp, shr, sht, sig, sil, sin, sip, sir, sit, sla, slt, spa, spl, spt, sri, sta, stg, str, tag, tai, tal, tan, tap, tar, tas, tat, tgn, tgt, tha, tig, til, tin, tip, tis, tit, tln, tlr, tng, tnt, tph, tpi, tps, tra, tri, trp, trs, trt, tsh, tsi, tsp, tst

Definitions for Hairsplitting

[1] the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
[2] characterized by such distinctions: the hairsplitting arguments of a political debate.
[3] the making of petty distinctions
[4] occupied with or based on petty distinctions

Words related to Hairsplitting

faultfinding, pettiness, sophistry, carping, perfectionism, bickering, quibbling

Words nearby Hairsplitting

hairline fracture, hairnet, hairpiece, hairpin, hairsbreadth, hairsplitting, hairspray, hairspring, hairstreak, hairstyle, hairtail

Origin of Hairsplitting

First recorded in 1820–30; hair + splitting

Other words from Hairsplitting

hair·split·ter , noun

Synonyms for Hairsplitting

bickering, carping, faultfinding, perfectionism, pettiness, sophistry, caviling, quibbling