What does EARLY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈɜrli/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
8
How common
Very common

Meaning

adjective

  1. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time“early morning”
  2. being or occurring at an early stage of development“in an early stage”
  3. belonging to the distant past“the early inhabitants of Europe”
  4. very young“at an early age”
  5. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature“the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.”
  6. expected in the near future“look for an early end to the negotiations”

adverb

  1. during an early stage“early on in her career”
  2. before the usual time or the time expected“she graduated early”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of EARLY

layer8 relay8 leary8

Words inside EARLY

36 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

earl4 lear4lyre7real4 rely7 year7 ale3 are3 aye6ear3 era3 lar3lay6 lea3ley6lye6ray6 rye6yar6yea6 ae2al2ar2 ay5el2 er2la2 re2 ya5ye5

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Is EARLY a valid word in word games?

EARLY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is EARLY worth?

EARLY is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from EARLY?

36 other words, including ARE, YEAR, REAL and RE.