noun: a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions
Length: 12 letters
Scrabble value: 17
Words with Friends value: 18
Literati value: 14
TWL (USA): Found
SOWPODS (UK): Found
hairsplitter
arteritis
arthritis
hepatitis
shirttail
therapist
airstrip
irritate
listeria
literati
pilaster
prattler
pretrial
reprisal
reptilia
splatter
splitter
thirster
thirties
airship
aletris
artiste
aspirer
atheist
athirst
elitist
harelip
harpist
hipster
israeli
lettish
liatris
liparis
listera
parrish
pettish
philter
philtre
piaster
piastre
plaiter
plaster
platter
prairie
prattle
psalter
rattler
realist
restart
retrial
saltire
sharper
sharpie
shatter
shitter
slather
slither
spatter
spitter
spittle
stapler
starlet
starlit
starter
startle
stealth
striate
striper
talipes
tapster
tarsier
thistle
thlaspi
tipster
trailer
traipse
trilisa
triplet
aplite
arrest
artist
aspire
attire
elspar
espial
esprit
ethril
halite
halter
harper
harris
haslet
hatter
hearst
hearts
hestia
hitler
hitter
irtish
ishtar
israel
lasher
latest
lather
latish
latter
liaise
lipase
lisper
lister
litter
littre
palish
palter
paries
parish
parser
pastel
paster
pastil
patter
perish
persia
philia
phrase
pieris
pilate
pirate
pistia
pistil
plater
platte
pliers
praise
prater
priest
psetta
pteris
raiser
rapier
rapist
rasher
raster
rather
ratite
ratter
rattle
relish
repair
repast
reship
retail
retral
rhapis
salter
sartre
satire
septal
serail
seraph
serial
seriph
shaper
sharer
sherpa
shiite
shirer
sierra
sirrah
sitter
slater
sparer
spathe
spiral
spirea
spirit
sprite
staple
starer
stater
strait
stripe
tahiti
taipeh
taipei
taster
thales
theist
thetis
thirst
threat
thrips
tilter
tishri
tither
triple
aesir
aisle
aleph
alert
alter
aphis
apish
april
aries
arise
arles
ashir
asper
aster
astir
atilt
atrip
earth
elisa
haiti
haler
harte
haste
hater
heaps
heart
heist
herat
hilar
hirer
irate
irish
islet
lapse
laser
later
lates
lathe
lathi
latte
leash
least
lehar
lepas
litas
liter
lithe
litre
parer
paris
parse
parsi
parts
paste
pater
pearl
peril
perth
pesah
petal
phase
phial
pieta
pilar
pilea
piles
piste
pitta
plait
plash
plate
plath
pleat
plier
prate
prise
rails
raise
raper
raphe
rasht
ratel
rates
resht
riser
sapir
satie
selar
sepal
sepia
serra
shale
shape
share
shari
sharp
shear
shire
shirr
shirt
shite
shlep
sitar
sitta
slate
spare
spate
spear
spelt
spiel
spile
spire
spirt
spite
splat
split
sprat
sprit
stael
stair
stale
staph
stare
starr
start
state
steal
stela
stile
stilt
stipe
strap
strep
stria
strip
tails
taper
tapir
tapis
taste
tater
tears
tepal
teras
tesla
testa
tetra
tetri
tharp
theia
theta
thrip
tiler
tilia
tilth
titer
tithe
title
titre
trail
trait
trash
treat
trial
trier
tripe
trite
aire
airs
airt
alep
alir
alps
aper
apis
apse
ares
aril
arse
arts
ashe
earl
east
eats
eira
elia
epha
eris
erst
hail
hair
hale
hals
halt
hare
harp
hart
hasp
hate
heal
heap
hear
heat
heir
hela
help
hera
herr
hilt
hire
http
iris
isle
lair
lari
lash
last
late
lath
lats
leap
lear
liar
lira
lisp
list
lite
ltte
pail
pair
pale
pali
pare
parr
part
past
pate
path
peal
pear
peat
pelt
peri
pert
pest
pier
pile
pisa
pita
pith
pitt
plat
plea
prat
ptah
rail
rale
rape
rapt
rare
rase
rash
rasp
rate
real
reap
rear
reit
resh
rest
rhea
rial
riel
rile
ripe
rira
rise
rite
rtlt
sail
sale
salp
salt
sari
sate
seal
sear
seat
sept
seta
seth
sett
shia
ship
shit
sial
silt
sire
sita
site
slap
slat
slip
slit
spar
spat
spit
star
step
stet
stir
tael
tail
tale
tape
taps
tare
tarp
tart
tate
tati
teal
tear
teat
tera
test
teth
thai
thea
tier
tile
tilt
tipi
tire
titi
trap
trip
tsar
ail
air
ale
ali
alp
als
alt
ape
apr
apt
are
arp
art
ash
asl
asp
ate
atp
ear
eas
eat
ela
epa
epi
era
err
ert
esp
esr
est
eta
hap
hat
hel
hep
het
hie
hip
hit
hrt
iis
ira
ire
irs
isi
lah
lap
lat
lea
lei
ler
let
lie
lii
lip
lir
lit
pal
par
pas
pat
pea
pei
pel
pes
pet
phi
phs
pia
pie
pit
psa
psi
pst
rap
ras
rat
rep
res
ret
rip
sap
sat
sea
sep
set
sip
sir
sit
sle
spa
sth
stp
tai
tap
tar
tat
tea
tet
tia
tie
tip
tit
trh
tsa
tsh
ai
al
ar
as
at
ea
el
er
es
ha
he
hi
hl
hp
hr
hs
ia
ie
ii
il
ip
ir
it
la
le
lh
li
lp
lr
pa
pe
ph
pi
pr
ps
pt
ra
re
rh
ri
sa
se
si
sl
sr
ta
te
th
ti
tl
tt
a
e
h
i
l
p
r
s
t
hairline
hairnet
hairpiece
hairpin
hairsbreadth
hairsplitting
hairspring
hairstreak
hairstyle
hairstylist