Spilt

/spɪlt/ verb adjective

To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.

Meaning

  1. (verb) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. “I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.”
  2. (verb) To spread out or fall out, as above. “Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.”
  3. (verb) To drop something that was intended to be caught.
  4. (verb) To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
  5. (verb) To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.
  6. (verb) To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.
  7. (verb) To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
  8. (verb) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.
  9. (verb) (Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.
  10. (verb) To reveal information to an uninformed party. “He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist.”
  11. (verb) (of a knot). To come undone.
  12. (adjective) That has been spilt. “Don't cry over spilt milk; tears won't put it back in the glass.”

Letter breakdown

  • Spilt contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

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Reader questions

What does Spilt mean?

To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.

What are the anagrams of Spilt?

Valid anagrams: split.

How many letters are in Spilt?

Spilt has 5 letters.

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