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Yes. The word splinter is a Scrabble US word. The word splinter is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word splinter is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

SPLINTER,

7-letter words (12 found)

LEPTINS,LINTERS,NIPTERS,PILSNER,PINTLES,PLENIST,PTERINS,RESPLIT,SLINTER,SNIRTLE,SPIRTLE,TRIPLES,

6-letter words (58 found)

ELINTS,ENLIST,ESPRIT,ESTRIN,INERTS,INLETS,INSERT,INSTEP,INTELS,INTERS,LEPTIN,LINERS,LINTER,LISPER,LISTEN,LISTER,LITERS,LITRES,NEPITS,NIPTER,NITERS,NITRES,PENSIL,PERILS,PIERST,PIERTS,PILERS,PINTLE,PLIERS,PRENTS,PRIEST,PRINTS,PTERIN,RELIST,REPINS,RIPENS,RIPEST,SILENT,SINTER,SITREP,SNIPER,SPINEL,SPINET,SPLENT,SPLINE,SPLINT,SPRENT,SPRINT,SPRITE,STIPEL,STRINE,STRIPE,TILERS,TINSEL,TRIENS,TRINES,TRIPES,TRIPLE,

5-letter words (124 found)

ELINT,ELSIN,ENLIT,EPRIS,INEPT,INERT,INLET,INSET,INTEL,INTER,ISLET,ISTLE,LEIRS,LENIS,LENTI,LERPS,LIENS,LIERS,LINER,LINES,LINTS,LIPES,LITER,LITES,LITRE,NEIST,NELIS,NEPIT,NERTS,NIRLS,NITER,NITES,NITRE,PEINS,PELTS,PENIS,PENTS,PERIL,PERIS,PERNS,PERST,PERTS,PETRI,PIERS,PIERT,PIETS,PILER,PILES,PINES,PINTS,PIRLS,PIRNS,PISTE,PLIER,PLIES,PRENT,PREST,PRIES,PRINT,PRISE,REINS,REIST,RELIT,RENTS,REPIN,RESIN,RESIT,RIELS,RILES,RINES,RINSE,RIPEN,RIPES,RISEN,RITES,SENTI,SERIN,SIENT,SILEN,SILER,SIREN,SLEPT,SLIER,SLIPE,SLIPT,SNIPE,SNIRT,SPEIL,SPEIR,SPELT,SPENT,SPIEL,SPIER,SPILE,SPILT,SPINE,SPIRE,SPIRT,SPITE,SPLIT,SPRIT,STEIL,STEIN,STERN,STILE,STIPE,STIRE,STIRP,STREP,STRIP,TEILS,TEINS,TERNS,TIERS,TILER,TILES,TINES,TIRES,TIRLS,TRIES,TRINE,TRINS,TRIPE,TRIPS,

4-letter words (120 found)

ELTS,ENTS,ERNS,ERST,IRES,ISLE,LEIR,LEIS,LENS,LENT,LEPS,LEPT,LERP,LEST,LETS,LIEN,LIER,LIES,LINE,LINS,LINT,LIPE,LIPS,LIRE,LISP,LIST,LITE,LITS,NEPS,NEST,NETS,NIES,NILS,NIPS,NIRL,NITE,NITS,PEIN,PELS,PELT,PENI,PENS,PENT,PERI,PERN,PERT,PEST,PETS,PIER,PIES,PIET,PILE,PINE,PINS,PINT,PIRL,PIRN,PIRS,PISE,PITS,PLIE,REIN,REIS,RENS,RENT,REPS,REST,RETS,RIEL,RILE,RINE,RINS,RIPE,RIPS,RIPT,RISE,RISP,RITE,RITS,SEIL,SEIR,SENT,SEPT,SIEN,SILE,SILT,SINE,SIPE,SIRE,SITE,SLIP,SLIT,SNIP,SNIT,SPET,SPIE,SPIN,SPIT,STEN,STEP,STIE,STIR,TEIL,TEIN,TELS,TENS,TERN,TIER,TIES,TILE,TILS,TINE,TINS,TIPS,TIRE,TIRL,TRES,TRIE,TRIN,TRIP,

3-letter words (64 found)

ELS,ELT,ENS,ERN,ERS,EST,INS,IRE,ITS,LEI,LEP,LES,LET,LIE,LIN,LIP,LIS,LIT,NEP,NET,NIE,NIL,NIP,NIS,NIT,PEL,PEN,PER,PES,PET,PIE,PIN,PIR,PIS,PIT,PRE,PSI,PST,REI,REN,REP,RES,RET,RIN,RIP,RIT,SEI,SEL,SEN,SER,SET,SIN,SIP,SIR,SIT,SRI,TEL,TEN,TES,TIE,TIL,TIN,TIP,TIS,

2-letter words (17 found)

EL,EN,ER,ES,ET,IN,IS,IT,LI,NE,PE,PI,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 397 words from splinter according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of splinter

splinter

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsplɪn.tə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/, [ˈsplɪɾ̃ɚ]
  • (Southern American English) IPA(key): /ˈsplɪnɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪntə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

splinter (plural splinters)

  1. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
    1. A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
  2. A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
  3. (bridge) A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
  4. (linguistics) A fragment of a component word in a blend.
Synonyms
  • (long sharp fragment): shard, spelk, spill.
  • (group formed by splitting): faction, splinter group.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From the noun splinter.

Verb

splinter (third-person singular simple present splinters, present participle splintering, simple past and past participle splintered)

  1. (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
    The tall tree splintered during the storm.
  2. (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
    His third kick splintered the door.
  3. (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
    The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
    The unpopular new policies splintered the company.
  4. (transitive) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
Related terms
  • splint
  • splinter up
Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch splinter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsplɪn.tər/
  • Hyphenation: splin‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɪntər

Noun

splinter m (plural splinters, diminutive splintertje n)

  1. splinter (long, sharp fragment of material)

Derived terms

  • splinterpartij

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: splinter
  • → Papiamentu: spleenter (dated)

Source: wiktionary.org