first

first is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does first mean?

  • noun

    the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

  • adverb

    before anything else

  • noun

    the first or highest in an ordering or series

  • noun

    an honours degree of the highest class

  • adjective

    highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

  • adjective

    preceding all others in time or space or degree

  • adjective

    indicating the beginning unit in a series

  • adjective

    serving to set in motion

  • adjective

    serving to begin

  • noun

    the time at which something is supposed to begin

  • adjective

    ranking above all others

  • adverb

    prominently forward

  • noun

    the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

  • noun

    the first element in a countable series

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