Divide
/dɪˈvaɪd/
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Divide
noun
- A thing that divides.
"Stay on your side of the divide, please."
- An act of dividing.
"The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property."
- A distancing between two people or things.
"There is a great divide between us."
- A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
"If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first."
- The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
verb
- To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"
- To share (something) by dividing it.
"How shall we divide this pie?"
- (with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
"If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2."
- To be a divisor of.
"3 divides 6."
- To separate into two or more parts.
Anagrams of Divide
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
d2
i1
v4
i1
d2
e1
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Divide
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Divide"
Divide is a 6-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Divide" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "divide" is a medium-scoring word.