divide: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with D · ends with E
Meaning of divide
verb
- transitive
To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
Example: a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns
- intransitive
To separate into two or more parts.
- transitive
To share (something) by dividing it.
Example: How shall we divide this pie?
- transitive
To cause (a group of people) to disagree.
Example: Words divide us; Wiktionary unites us.
Listed forms: divides, dividing, divided, glossary, dividest.
Source: Wiktionary — divide.
noun
A thing that divides.
Example: Stay on your side of the divide, please.
An act of dividing.
Example: The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property.
A distancing between two people or things.
Example: There is a great divide between us.
A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
Example: If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first.
Listed forms: divides.
Source: Wiktionary — divide.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for divide.
noun
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
- watershed
- water parting
verb
separate into parts or portions
verb
perform a division
verb
act as a barrier between; stand between
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is divide in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of divide
D(2) + I(1) + V(4) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of divide
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from divide
15 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in divide. Showing up to 24, longest first.