WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE HAVING A PARTITION ASSEMBLY

A washing machine appliance having a partition assembly is provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a tub disposed within the cabinet, a basket, a partition plate, and a plurality of fluid guides. The basket may be rotatably mounted within the tub. The basket may include a bottom wall and a sidewall defining a chamber for receipt of a load of items for washing. The partition plate may be movably mounted above the bottom wall within the basket. The partition plate may define a first sub-chamber below the partition plate and a second sub-chamber above the partition plate. The plurality of fluid guides may extend along the sidewall below the partition plate within the first sub-chamber.