SPLAT
What does "SPLAT" mean?
The sound or mark of something soft and wet striking a surface.
Meanings
- The dull, wet sound of a soft object hitting a surface, or the splash mark it leaves. The tomato hit the wall with a satisfying splat. informal
- To land or strike with such a sound; to splatter. The paintball splatted across his visor. informal
- The asterisk character ( * ), in programming and typesetting slang. Type 'rm star-dot-star' - the splat matches every file. technical
Word origin
An imitative (onomatopoeic) word coined to mimic the sound of a soft, wet impact, recorded from the early 20th century.
Remember it
SPLAT even sounds like the thing it names - say it fast and you can hear the impact.
A little poem
Egg leaves the kitchen,
meets the floor without a plan-
splat, and breakfast ends.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why do programmers and water balloons agree on the asterisk? To both of them, it's just a splat.
What it teaches
Some words are honest to the bone: 'splat' is exactly what it does the moment it lands.
Quick facts
What does SPLAT mean?
The sound or mark of something soft and wet striking a surface.
Is SPLAT a valid word?
Yes — SPLAT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SPLAT?
SPLAT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SPLAT come from?
An imitative (onomatopoeic) word coined to mimic the sound of a soft, wet impact, recorded from the early 20th century.
What can SPLAT teach us?
Some words are honest to the bone: 'splat' is exactly what it does the moment it lands.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.