Past

/pɑːst/

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts4 letters

Definition of Past

verb

To change place.
To change in state or status
To move through time.
To be accepted.
In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.

noun

The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
"a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past"
(grammar) The past tense.

adjective

Having already happened; in the past; finished.
"past glories"
(postmodifier) Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
"during the past year"
(grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
"past tense"

adverb

In a direction that passes.
"I watched him walk past"
Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
"Ignore them, we'll play past them."

preposition

Beyond in place, quantity or time.
"count past twenty"
No longer capable of.
"I'm past caring what he thinks of me."
Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).

Anagrams of Past

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "past":

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aataps pasta tapas

+epaste pates peats septa spate

+ipitas spait tapis

+rparts prats sprat strap tarps

Related Word Patterns

PA...Words starting with "pa"...STWords ending with "st"All 4-letter words Unscramble "past"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

spend pledge promise vow take heed take notice foretime yestertide bygone foregone preceding used-to-be by

Letter Values

p3

a1

s1

t1

Total: 6 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "past"All 4-Letter Words Words Starting With "P"

Rhymes With Past

abiogenist ableist ablest abolitionist abortionist abreast abruptest absolutest absolutist abstractest abstractionist abstrusest

Related 4-Letter Words

paca pace pack pacs pact pacy padi pads page paid paik pail pain pair pale

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

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 "Past"

Past is a 4-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "past" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Past" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "past" is a low-scoring word.