split
split is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What does split mean?
Having been divided; having the unity destroyed.
“a split group”
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain.
“we bought split logs for the fireplace”
Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.
Separate into parts or portions.
Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.
“My friend and I split up”
Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.
Go one's own way; move apart.
A bottle containing half the usual amount.
A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts.
A lengthwise crack in wood.
“he inserted the wedge into a split in the log”
An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.
A promised or claimed share of loot or money.
“he demanded his split before they disbanded”
Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back).
(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl.
“he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame”
An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.
An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity.
“they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock”
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something.
Division of a group into opposing factions.