Updated June 2026
Separated into parts or groups, or characterised by disagreement and lack of unity. As the past tense of divide, it describes the act of splitting or separating something into portions.
“The committee was deeply divided on the issue, with half voting for and half against.”
/dɪˈvʌɪdɪd/
di·vid·ed
Contains three vowels (I, I, E, E) with repeating D; watch for -IDED ending pattern
Worth 12 points; features double D and useful for past tense formations
Shorter words formed from the letters in “divided”.
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