What does FIRST mean?

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

Meaning

adjective

  1. preceding all others in time or space or degree“the first house on the right”
  2. indicating the beginning unit in a series
  3. serving to set in motion“the magazine's inaugural issue”
  4. serving to begin“the beginning canto of the poem”
  5. ranking above all others“was first in her class”
  6. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections“first soprano”

noun

  1. the first or highest in an ordering or series“He wanted to be the first”
  2. the first element in a countable series“the first of the month”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

firsts9

Anagrams of FIRST

rifts8frits8

Words inside FIRST

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

firs7fist7 fits7frit7rifs7rift7 sift7stir4 fir6fit6 ifs6its3rif6sir3 sit3 sri3tis3if5is2it2si2 ti2

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Word lists

Questions

Is FIRST a valid word in word games?

FIRST 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 FIRST worth?

FIRST 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 FIRST?

22 other words, including IS, IT, IF and ITS.