bifurcate

ADJECTIVEVERB /baɪfə,keɪt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B

bifurcate is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3I1F4U1R1C3A1T1E1
3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does bifurcate mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches.

SYNONYMS
BIRAMOUSBRANCHEDFORFICATEFORK-LIKEFORKEDPRONGEDPRONGY
SIMILAR
DIVIDED
VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Divide into two branches.

“The road bifurcated”

BROADER
FURCATERAMIFYSEPARATEFORKBRANCH
RELATED
BIFURCATIONFORK
2

Split or divide into two.

BROADER
DIVERGE
RELATED
BIFURCATIONFORK