splinter

Meanings

Plural: splinters

Noun

a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
- "he got a splinter in his finger"
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
A fragment of a component word in a blend.

Verb

withdraw from an organization or communion
divide into slivers or splinters
break up into splinters or slivers
- "The wood splintered"
To come apart into long sharp fragments.
To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
To break, or cause to break, into factions.
To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint + -er.

Synonyms

break away, faction, secede, shard, sliver, spelk, spill, splinter group

Scrabble Score: 10

splinter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
splinter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
splinter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

splinter is a valid Words With Friends word