Definition of apart

You can enter up to 15 letters and use up to 2 wildcards in the search. Use question mark (?) for wildcard searches.
Word Finders
Word Lists

Scrabble & Words with friends points

  • apart is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • apart is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • apart is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of apart

  • placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose (adverb)

    Examples

    1. had a feeling of being set apart
    2. quality sets it apart

    Synonyms

    1. aside
  • into parts or pieces (adverb)

    Examples

    1. he took his father's watch apart
    2. split apart

    Synonyms

    1. asunder
  • not taken into account or excluded from consideration (adverb)

    Examples

    1. these problems apart, the country is doing well

    Synonyms

    1. aside
  • remote and separate physically or socially (adjective)

    Examples

    1. existed over the centuries as a world apart
    2. preserved because they inhabited a place apart

    Synonyms

    1. isolated
    2. obscure
  • having characteristics not shared by others (adjective)

    Examples

    1. scientists felt they were a group apart

See definition of apart in Merriam Webster