separation

NOUN /,sɛpə'reɪʃən/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

separation is a valid 10-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1P3A1R1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does separation mean?

NOUN · 9 SENSES
1

(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order).

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3

The distance between things.

“fragile items require separation and cushioning”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
4

Sorting one thing from others.

“the separation of wheat from chaff”

“the separation of mail by postal zones”

BROADER
RELATED
6

The social act of separating or parting company.

“the separation of church and state”

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7

The space where a division or parting occurs.

“he hid in the separation between walls”

BROADER
9

The termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal).

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of separation

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