Definition of painstakingly

"painstakingly" in the adverb sense

1. painstakingly, fastidiously

in a fastidious and painstaking manner

"it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling"

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painstakingly in Scrabble®

The word painstakingly 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: 23

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters painstakingly:

PAINSTAKINGLY

(225)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (74 words)

against, agility, aisling, analyst, anginal, anginas, anglist, gainsay, inkling, intagli, kilning, kilting, kingpin, lapsing, lasting, lignins, likings, linings, linking, lisping, listing, nailing, napkins, nastily, paining, panting, pasting, patinas, pianist, pigskin, pigtail, pilings, pinking, pintail, pitying, planing, plating, playing, ptyalin, sailing, saintly, salting, saltpan, sapling, silting, sinking, skating, slating, slaying, snakily, snaking, sniping, spangly, spatial, spaying, spiking, spiting, stagily, staking, staying, stygian, styling, tailing, tailpin, takings, talking, tanking, tapings, tasking, tilapia, tilings, tinnily, tipsily, yanking

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word painstakingly

PAINSTAKINGLY

(225)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(225)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(150)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(150)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(124)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(116)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(112)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(108)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(100)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(100)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(96)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(92)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(92)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(92)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(78)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(70)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(54)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(52)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(41)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(37)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(31)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(30)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(30)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(29)

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

PAINSTAKINGLY

(225)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(225)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(150)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(150)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(124)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(116)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(112)

YANKING

(110 = 60 + 50)

YANKING

(110 = 60 + 50)

YANKING

(110 = 60 + 50)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(108)

PINKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

SPIKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(107 = 57 + 50)

YANKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

KINGPIN

(107 = 57 + 50)

PINKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

SPIKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

SNAKILY

(107 = 57 + 50)

SNAKILY

(107 = 57 + 50)

KINGPIN

(106 = 56 + 50)

SPIKING

(106 = 56 + 50)

SNAKILY

(106 = 56 + 50)

PINKING

(106 = 56 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(106 = 56 + 50)

NAPKINS

(104 = 54 + 50)

NAPKINS

(104 = 54 + 50)

SNAKILY

(104 = 54 + 50)

PLAYING

(102 = 52 + 50)

SPANGLY

(102 = 52 + 50)

PITYING

(102 = 52 + 50)

SPAYING

(102 = 52 + 50)

NAPKINS

(102 = 52 + 50)

KILNING

(101 = 51 + 50)

INKLING

(101 = 51 + 50)

KINGPIN

(101 = 51 + 50)

PITYING

(101 = 51 + 50)

SPANGLY

(101 = 51 + 50)

SINKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

PLAYING

(101 = 51 + 50)

SINKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

LIKINGS

(101 = 51 + 50)

PLAYING

(101 = 51 + 50)

STAKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

PITYING

(101 = 51 + 50)

TANKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

SPAYING

(101 = 51 + 50)

SPIKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

YANKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

TASKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

SPAYING

(101 = 51 + 50)

TAKINGS

(101 = 51 + 50)

SNAKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

SKATING

(101 = 51 + 50)

TALKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

KILTING

(101 = 51 + 50)

PINKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

LINKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

TALKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(101 = 51 + 50)

TASKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

LINKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

TANKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

STAKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

SNAKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(100)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(100)

PTYALIN

(98 = 48 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(98 = 48 + 50)

SINKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

PTYALIN

(98 = 48 + 50)

SPANGLY

(98 = 48 + 50)

SKATING

(98 = 48 + 50)

TIPSILY

(98 = 48 + 50)

PLAYING

(98 = 48 + 50)

SNAKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

PITYING

(98 = 48 + 50)

PINKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

SPAYING

(98 = 48 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(98 = 48 + 50)

TIPSILY

(98 = 48 + 50)

NAPKINS

(98 = 48 + 50)

INKLING

(98 = 48 + 50)

YANKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

TALKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

LIKINGS

(98 = 48 + 50)

LINKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

YANKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

TAKINGS

(98 = 48 + 50)

YANKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

YANKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

KILTING

(98 = 48 + 50)

KINGPIN

(98 = 48 + 50)

TASKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

STAKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

SPIKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

TANKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

KILNING

(98 = 48 + 50)

KINGPIN

(98 = 48 + 50)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(96)

SNAKILY

(95 = 45 + 50)

SNAKILY

(95 = 45 + 50)

STYGIAN

(95 = 45 + 50)

TIPSILY

(95 = 45 + 50)

PINKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

SNAKILY

(95 = 45 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(95 = 45 + 50)

YANKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

SLAYING

(95 = 45 + 50)

STYLING

(95 = 45 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(95 = 45 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(95 = 45 + 50)

PINKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

SNAKILY

(95 = 45 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(95 = 45 + 50)

KINGPIN

(95 = 45 + 50)

PINKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

KINGPIN

(95 = 45 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(95 = 45 + 50)

KINGPIN

(95 = 45 + 50)

AGILITY

(95 = 45 + 50)

PTYALIN

(95 = 45 + 50)

STAYING

(95 = 45 + 50)

KINGPIN

(95 = 45 + 50)

GAINSAY

(95 = 45 + 50)

SPIKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

SPAYING

(95 = 45 + 50)

PLAYING

(95 = 45 + 50)

SPIKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

SPANGLY

(95 = 45 + 50)

SPIKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

SPIKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

PINKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

PITYING

(95 = 45 + 50)

SLAYING

(95 = 45 + 50)

STAGILY

(95 = 45 + 50)

STAYING

(95 = 45 + 50)

SNAKILY

(95 = 45 + 50)

STYGIAN

(94 = 44 + 50)

TAKINGS

(94 = 44 + 50)

INKLING

(94 = 44 + 50)

STAYING

(94 = 44 + 50)

AGILITY

(94 = 44 + 50)

SKATING

(94 = 44 + 50)

LIKINGS

(94 = 44 + 50)

STYLING

(94 = 44 + 50)

GAINSAY

(94 = 44 + 50)

SLAYING

(94 = 44 + 50)

STAGILY

(94 = 44 + 50)

SPANGLY

(92 = 42 + 50)

INKLING

(92 = 42 + 50)

ANALYST

(92 = 42 + 50)

SPANGLY

(92 = 42 + 50)

TASKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

TINNILY

(92 = 42 + 50)

SPAYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

SINKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

PIGSKIN

(92 = 42 + 50)

SPAYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

SPAYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

SKATING

(92 = 42 + 50)

NASTILY

(92 = 42 + 50)

TANKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

LIKINGS

(92 = 42 + 50)

SPAYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

STAKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

SPANGLY

(92 = 42 + 50)

SPIKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

TALKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

LINKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

SNAKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

SPANGLY

(92 = 42 + 50)

SNAKILY

(92 = 42 + 50)

TAKINGS

(92 = 42 + 50)

SPANGLY

(92 = 42 + 50)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(92)

NAPKINS

(92 = 42 + 50)

NAPKINS

(92 = 42 + 50)

KILNING

(92 = 42 + 50)

PLAYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

NAPKINS

(92 = 42 + 50)

PLAYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

PITYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

KINGPIN

(92 = 42 + 50)

PLAYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

PLAYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

PITYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

PITYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

PITYING

(92 = 42 + 50)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(92)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(92)

NAPKINS

(92 = 42 + 50)

SAINTLY

(92 = 42 + 50)

KILTING

(92 = 42 + 50)

NAPKINS

(92 = 42 + 50)

PINKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

PTYALIN

(90 = 40 + 50)

SPITING

(90 = 40 + 50)

PANTING

(90 = 40 + 50)

SAINTLY

(90 = 40 + 50)

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painstakingly in Words With Friends™

The word painstakingly 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: 27

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

PAINSTAKINGLY

(351)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (74 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word painstakingly

PAINSTAKINGLY

(351)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(279)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(279)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(210)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(198)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(136)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(124)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(124)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(120)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(108)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(108)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(108)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(82)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(70)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(66)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(39)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(38)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(36)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(36)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(35)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(33)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(32)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(31)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(31)

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

PAINSTAKINGLY

(351)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(279)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(279)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(210)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(198)

SPIKING

(140 = 105 + 35)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(136)

KINGPIN

(131 = 96 + 35)

PINKING

(131 = 96 + 35)

YANKING

(128 = 93 + 35)

SPIKING

(128 = 93 + 35)

PIGSKIN

(128 = 93 + 35)

PIGSKIN

(128 = 93 + 35)

KINGPIN

(125 = 90 + 35)

LINKING

(125 = 90 + 35)

PINKING

(125 = 90 + 35)

KILNING

(125 = 90 + 35)

NAPKINS

(125 = 90 + 35)

PINKING

(125 = 90 + 35)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(124)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(124)

SNAKILY

(122 = 87 + 35)

SINKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

TALKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

SNAKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

SNAKILY

(122 = 87 + 35)

TANKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

LIKINGS

(122 = 87 + 35)

KILTING

(122 = 87 + 35)

YANKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

SPAYING

(122 = 87 + 35)

SNAKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(120)

PINKING

(119 = 84 + 35)

INKLING

(119 = 84 + 35)

NAPKINS

(119 = 84 + 35)

PINKING

(119 = 84 + 35)

PTYALIN

(119 = 84 + 35)

NAPKINS

(119 = 84 + 35)

STAKING

(119 = 84 + 35)

KINGPIN

(119 = 84 + 35)

SPANGLY

(119 = 84 + 35)

SPANGLY

(119 = 84 + 35)

TASKING

(119 = 84 + 35)

LINKING

(119 = 84 + 35)

YANKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

SPIKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

PIGTAIL

(116 = 81 + 35)

TANKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

SPIKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

YANKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

YANKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

SINKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

TALKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

KILNING

(113 = 78 + 35)

PILINGS

(113 = 78 + 35)

SKATING

(113 = 78 + 35)

KINGPIN

(113 = 78 + 35)

NAPKINS

(113 = 78 + 35)

PLAYING

(113 = 78 + 35)

PANTING

(113 = 78 + 35)

STAKING

(113 = 78 + 35)

LAPSING

(113 = 78 + 35)

NAPKINS

(113 = 78 + 35)

LISPING

(113 = 78 + 35)

LINKING

(113 = 78 + 35)

KINGPIN

(113 = 78 + 35)

TAKINGS

(113 = 78 + 35)

LINKING

(113 = 78 + 35)

TASKING

(113 = 78 + 35)

PLAYING

(113 = 78 + 35)

SNIPING

(113 = 78 + 35)

PLAYING

(113 = 78 + 35)

PINKING

(113 = 78 + 35)

SNIPING

(113 = 78 + 35)

PINKING

(113 = 78 + 35)

SPIKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

SNAKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

TANKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

SNAKILY

(110 = 75 + 35)

SNAKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

SINKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

PLANING

(110 = 75 + 35)

SINKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

PITYING

(110 = 75 + 35)

PITYING

(110 = 75 + 35)

KILTING

(110 = 75 + 35)

TALKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

TALKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

PIGSKIN

(110 = 75 + 35)

TANKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

YANKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

SPAYING

(110 = 75 + 35)

SPIKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

SNAKILY

(110 = 75 + 35)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(108)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(108)

PAINSTAKINGLY

(108)

KILNING

(107 = 72 + 35)

PINKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

KINGPIN

(107 = 72 + 35)

SPANGLY

(107 = 72 + 35)

KINGPIN

(107 = 72 + 35)

KINGPIN

(107 = 72 + 35)

PLAYING

(107 = 72 + 35)

STAKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

PINKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

KILNING

(107 = 72 + 35)

PAINING

(107 = 72 + 35)

SAPLING

(107 = 72 + 35)

LINKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

STAKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

SPANGLY

(107 = 72 + 35)

PINKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

PINKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

KINGPIN

(107 = 72 + 35)

PLATING

(107 = 72 + 35)

SALTPAN

(107 = 72 + 35)

KINGPIN

(107 = 72 + 35)

TASKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

SKATING

(107 = 72 + 35)

TASKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

TAILPIN

(107 = 72 + 35)

PLAYING

(107 = 72 + 35)

PINTAIL

(107 = 72 + 35)

LISPING

(107 = 72 + 35)

LINKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

INKLING

(107 = 72 + 35)

INKLING

(107 = 72 + 35)

INKLING

(107 = 72 + 35)

LIKINGS

(104 = 69 + 35)

TIPSILY

(104 = 69 + 35)

SPAYING

(104 = 69 + 35)

YANKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

TANKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

SLAYING

(104 = 69 + 35)

TAPINGS

(104 = 69 + 35)

SPITING

(104 = 69 + 35)

KILTING

(104 = 69 + 35)

SNAKILY

(104 = 69 + 35)

SPIKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PLANING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PITYING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PLANING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PITYING

(104 = 69 + 35)

SINKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

TALKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

SNAKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PASTING

(104 = 69 + 35)

SPAYING

(104 = 69 + 35)

SLAYING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PLANING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PITYING

(104 = 69 + 35)

YANKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PLANING

(104 = 69 + 35)

PIGSKIN

(103 = 68 + 35)

SPIKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

PIGSKIN

(103 = 68 + 35)

YANKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

YANKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

SPIKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

YANKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

SPIKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

PIGSKIN

(103 = 68 + 35)

PIKING

(102)

PLAYING

(101 = 66 + 35)

PLAYING

(101 = 66 + 35)

STAYING

(101 = 66 + 35)

SKATING

(101 = 66 + 35)

AGILITY

(101 = 66 + 35)

PANTING

(101 = 66 + 35)

SPANGLY

(101 = 66 + 35)

SNIPING

(101 = 66 + 35)

SNIPING

(101 = 66 + 35)

SNIPING

(101 = 66 + 35)

LIGNINS

(101 = 66 + 35)

TASKING

(101 = 66 + 35)

LAPSING

(101 = 66 + 35)

INKLING

(101 = 66 + 35)

PILINGS

(101 = 66 + 35)

TAKINGS

(101 = 66 + 35)

PILINGS

(101 = 66 + 35)

PANTING

(101 = 66 + 35)

STAGILY

(101 = 66 + 35)

SAPLING

(101 = 66 + 35)

SAPLING

(101 = 66 + 35)

STAKING

(101 = 66 + 35)

PLATING

(101 = 66 + 35)

LINKING

(101 = 66 + 35)

PLATING

(101 = 66 + 35)

KILNING

(101 = 66 + 35)

PINKING

(101 = 66 + 35)

KILNING

(101 = 66 + 35)

PAINING

(101 = 66 + 35)

PTYALIN

(101 = 66 + 35)

PTYALIN

(101 = 66 + 35)

LISPING

(101 = 66 + 35)

KINGPIN

(101 = 66 + 35)

PLAYING

(101 = 66 + 35)

PAINING

(101 = 66 + 35)

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Words within the letters of painstakingly

2 letter words in painstakingly (15 words)

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3 letter words in painstakingly (67 words)

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4 letter words in painstakingly (128 words)

5 letter words in painstakingly (112 words)

6 letter words in painstakingly (77 words)

8 letter words in painstakingly (37 words)

9 letter words in painstakingly (9 words)

analysing inlayings kyanising paintings plantains plantings plinkings splinting tinklings

10 letter words in painstakingly (4 words)

palatising ptyalising salinating salpingian

11 letter words in painstakingly (1 word)

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13 letter words in painstakingly (1 word)

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Shorter words in painstakingly

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Longer words containing painstakingly

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Definition of painstakingly

"painstakingly" in the adverb sense

1. painstakingly, fastidiously

painstakingly in Scrabble®

Scrabble® Letter Score: 23

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painstakingly in Words With Friends™

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 27

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2 letter words in painstakingly (15 words)

3 letter words in painstakingly (67 words)

4 letter words in painstakingly (128 words)

5 letter words in painstakingly (112 words)

6 letter words in painstakingly (77 words)

7 letter words in painstakingly (74 words)

8 letter words in painstakingly (37 words)

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