Definitions For Split

noun

  • Division of a group into opposing factions
  • The act of rending or ripping or splitting something
  • Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
  • An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
  • (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
  • A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
  • An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
  • An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
  • A lengthwise crack in wood
  • A promised or claimed share of loot or money
  • A bottle containing half the usual amount
  • A narrow break, tear, or crack
  • A division or separation in a group that is caused by a disagreement
  • A clear separation or difference between two or more things

verb

  • Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
  • Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  • Go one's own way; move apart
  • Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
  • Separate into parts or portions
  • To break apart or into pieces especially along a straight line
  • To separate or divide into parts or groups
  • To separate or divide into groups that disagree

adjective

  • (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
  • Having been divided; having the unity destroyed

Is Split a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
9

The word Split is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Split in a Sentence

  • The board split in two.
  • The hull of the ship split apart on the rocks.
  • A large chunk of ice split off from the iceberg and crashed into the water.
  • Opinions are split on the subject
  • There's a split down the back of your jacket.
  • The new policy has caused a split in the organization.
  • A split between liberals and conservatives

Synonyms for Split

Antonyms for Split

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