Earliest
/ˈɜː.li.ɪst/
adjective
- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
"at eleven, we went for an early lunch; she began reading at an early age; his mother suffered an early death"
- Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
"The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes."
- Near the start or beginning.
"Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The main opponent locked up only 31 seats."
- Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
"early cancer"
- Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Earliest"
Earliest is a 8-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "earliest" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Earliest" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "earliest" is a low-scoring word.