first: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with F · ends with T
Meaning of first
adj
- no-comparative
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
Example: Hancock was first to arrive.
- no-comparative
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
Example: Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
- no-comparative
Of or belonging to a first family.
- no-comparative
Coming right after the zeroth in things that use zero-based numbering.
Listed forms: firstmost, furst, firste, fyrst, fyrste.
Source: Wiktionary — first.
adv
- not-comparable
Before anything else; firstly.
Example: Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook.
- not-comparable
For the first time.
Example: I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old.
Listed forms: furst, firste, fyrst, fyrste.
Source: Wiktionary — first.
noun
- uncountable
The person or thing in the first position.
Example: He was the first to complete the course.
- uncountable
The first gear of an engine.
- countable
Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
Example: This is a first. For once he has nothing to say.
- countable
First base.
Example: There was a close play at first.
Listed forms: firsts, furst, firste, fyrst, fyrste.
Source: Wiktionary — first.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for first.
adjective
preceding all others in time or space or degree
- 1st
adjective
serving to begin
adjective
ranking above all others
- foremost
- world-class
adjective
serving to set in motion
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is first in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of first
F(4) + I(1) + R(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of first
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from first
22 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in first. Showing up to 24, longest first.