Definition of painstaking

"painstaking" in the adjective sense

1. conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous

characterized by extreme care and great effort

"conscientious application to the work at hand"

"painstaking research"

"scrupulous attention to details"

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Quotations for painstaking

Too much painstaking speaks disease in one's mind, as much as too little. [ Carlyle ]

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painstaking in Scrabble®

The word painstaking is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters painstaking:

PAINSTAKING

(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

against, anginas, kingpin, napkins, paining, panting, pasting, patinas, pianist, pigskin, pinking, sinking, skating, snaking, sniping, spiking, spiting, staking, takings, tanking, tapings, tasking

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word painstaking

PAINSTAKING

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In painstaking

PAINSTAKING

(207)

PAINSTAKING

(171)

PAINSTAKING

(138)

PAINSTAKING

(114)

SPIKING

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KINGPIN

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PIGSKIN

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KINGPIN

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TANKING

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KINGPIN

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painstaking in Words With Friends™

The word painstaking is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters painstaking:

PAINSTAKING

(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

against, anginas, kingpin, napkins, paining, panting, pasting, patinas, pianist, pigskin, pinking, sinking, skating, snaking, sniping, spiking, spiting, staking, takings, tanking, tapings, tasking

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word painstaking

PAINSTAKING

(306)

PAINSTAKING

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PAINSTAKING

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PAINSTAKING

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PAINSTAKING

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In painstaking

PAINSTAKING

(306)

PAINSTAKING

(252)

PAINSTAKING

(234)

PAINSTAKING

(192)

PAINSTAKING

(156)

SPIKING

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KINGPIN

(131 = 96 + 35)

PINKING

(131 = 96 + 35)

PIGSKIN

(128 = 93 + 35)

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KINGPIN

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PAINSTAKING

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TANKING

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KINGPIN

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SKATING

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PIKING

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PIANIST

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TANKING

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PAINSTAKING

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Words within the letters of painstaking

2 letter words in painstaking (12 words)

aa ag ai an as at in is it pa pi ta

3 letter words in painstaking (41 words)

aas ais ant apt ask asp gap gas gin ink inn ins its kat kin kip kit nag nap nip nit pan pat pig pin pis pit psi sag sap sat sin sip sit ski spa tag tan tap tin tip

4 letter words in painstaking (65 words)

5 letter words in painstaking (37 words)

again agast angst aping gains gaits giant gnats katas kinas kings knits pagan pains paint pangs pants pasta pings pinks pinna pints pitas saint satan satin sitin spank stain sting stink taiga takas tanks tapas tings tipis

6 letter words in painstaking (19 words)

angina anitis anting asking giants inking kiting napkin pagans paints panini patina piking pining sating siting skiing taking taping

7 letter words in painstaking (22 words)

against anginas kingpin napkins paining panting pasting patinas pianist pigskin pinking sinking skating snaking sniping spiking spiting staking takings tanking tapings tasking

8 letter words in painstaking (8 words)

inkstain kingpins painting patining pinkings spanking staining stinking

9 letter words in painstaking (1 word)

paintings

11 letter words in painstaking (1 word)

painstaking

painstaking + 2 blanks (1 word)

painstakingly

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Words containing the sequence painstaking

Words that start with painstaking (2 words)

painstaking painstakingly

Words with painstaking in them (1 word)

painstaking

Words that end with painstaking (1 word)

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Word Growth involving painstaking

Shorter words in painstaking

in ins pains

ai pain pains

in pain pains

pa pain pains

in kin akin taking staking

in kin king taking staking

ta taking staking

Longer words containing painstaking

painstakingly