nitpick

Verb

Verb Forms: nitpicked, nitpicking, nitpicks

To find fault or criticize trivial details; to fuss.
be overly critical; criticize minor details
To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.
I nitpicked his hair.

Examples

Some players nitpick every possible move, taking forever for their turn.
Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.

Origin / Etymology

From nit + pick, originally referring to literally removing invisibly tiny louse eggs by hand.

Synonyms

cavil, flyspeck

Scrabble Score: 15

nitpick: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nitpick: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nitpick: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

nitpick: valid Words With Friends Word