First

/fɪrst/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of First

noun

The person or thing in the first position.
"He was the first to complete the course."
The first gear of an engine.
Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.
"This is a first. For once he has nothing to say."
First base
"There was a close play at first."
A first-class honours degree.

adjective

Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
"I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race."
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
"Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece."

adverb

Before anything else; firstly.
"Clean the sink first, before you even think of starting to cook."
For the first time;
"I first witnessed a death when I was nine years old."

Anagrams of First

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

19 words can be made from the letters in "first":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

firs fist fits frit rifs rift sift stir

3-LETTER WORDS

fir fit ifs its rif sir sit sri tis

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "first" and rearranging:

+efrites refits resift rifest sifter

+hfirths friths shrift

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

abiogenist ableist ablest abolitionist abortionist abreast abruptest absolutest absolutist abstractest abstractionist abstrusest absurdest absurdist accompanist+5 more

Related Words

fable faced facer faces facet facia facts faddy faded fader fades fadge fados faena faery