split: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of split
verb
- ergative, transitive
To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
Example: He has split his lip.
- intransitive
Of something solid, particularly wood, to break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
- transitive
To share; to divide.
Example: We split the money among three people.
- intransitive, slang, transitive
To leave.
Example: Let's split this scene and see if we can find a real party.
Listed forms: splits, splitting.
Source: Wiktionary — split.
adj
- not-comparable
Divided.
Example: Republicans appear split on the centerpiece of Mr. Obama's economic recovery plan.
- not-comparable
Having the middle object (group, module, etc.) equal to the direct sum of the others.
- not-comparable
Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.
- not-comparable, usually
Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.
Source: Wiktionary — split.
noun
A crack or longitudinal fissure.
A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
Listed forms: splits.
Source: Wiktionary — split.
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 split.
adjective
having been divided; having the unity destroyed
noun
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
noun
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
- stock split
- split up
noun
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is split in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of split
S(1) + P(3) + L(1) + I(1) + T(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of split
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from split
28 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in split. Showing up to 24, longest first.