prime: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of prime
adj
First in importance, degree, or rank.
Example: Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe.
First in time, order, or sequence.
Example: Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals.
First in excellence, quality, or value.
Example: This is a prime location for a bookstore.
Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
Example: Thirteen is a prime number.
Listed forms: primer, primest.
Source: Wiktionary — prime.
noun
The religious service appointed to this hour.
The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.
The chief or best individual or part.
Something which is first in importance or rank: a prime defense company, mortgage lender, etc.
Listed forms: primes.
Source: Wiktionary — prime.
verb
- transitive
To fill or prepare the chamber of a mechanism for its main work.
Example: You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump.
- transitive
To apply a coat of primer paint to.
Example: I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat.
- intransitive
To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
- intransitive
To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.
Listed forms: primes, priming, primed.
Source: Wiktionary — prime.
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 prime.
adjective
first in rank or degree
adjective
of superior grade
adjective
being at the best stage of development
noun
a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself
- prime quantity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of prime
P(3) + R(1) + I(1) + M(3) + E(1) = 9 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 prime
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from prime
29 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in prime. Showing up to 24, longest first.