What does PRIMARY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈpraɪˌmɛri/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
14
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary“primary goals”
  2. not derived from or reducible to something else; basic“a primary instinct”
  3. most important element“the chief aim of living”
  4. of or being the essential or basic part“an elementary need for love and nurturing”
  5. of primary importance

noun

  1. a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
  2. one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
  3. (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

primaries13

Anagrams of PRIMARY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside PRIMARY

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

marry10 army9 pair6 pray9 ramp8 aim5 air3 amp7 arm5 map7 mar5 may8 pam7par5 pay8 ram5 rap5 ray6 rim5 rip5 ai2 am4ar2 ay5ma4 mi4 my7pa4 pi4 ya5

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Questions

Is PRIMARY a valid word in word games?

PRIMARY 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 PRIMARY worth?

PRIMARY is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PRIMARY?

55 other words, including MY, MAY, AM and PAY.