/**
 * Splits `string` into an array of its words.
 *
 * @since 5.12.0
 * @category String
 * @param string The string to inspect.
 * @param pattern The pattern to match words.
 * @returns Returns the words of `string`.
 * @example
 *
 * ```js
 * words('fred, barney, & pebbles')
 * // => ['fred', 'barney', 'pebbles']
 *
 * words('fred, barney, & pebbles', /[^, ]+/g)
 * // => ['fred', 'barney', '&', 'pebbles']
 * ```
 */
export declare function words(string: string, pattern?: RegExp | string): Array<string>;
export default words;