Prime

/pɹaɪ̯m/

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

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters

Definition of Prime

noun

The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.
The religious service appointed to this hour.
The early morning generally.
The earliest stage of something.
The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.

adjective

First in importance, degree, or rank.
"Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe."
First in time, order, or sequence.
"Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals."
First in excellence, quality, or value.
"This is a prime location for a bookstore."
(lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
"Thirteen is a prime number."
Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.

Anagrams of Prime

Words You Can Make

18 words can be made from the letters in "prime":

4-LETTER WORDS

emir mire peri perm pier prim rime ripe

3-LETTER WORDS

imp ire mir per pie rei rem rep rim rip

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+eempire epimer premie

+llimper prelim rimple

+sprimes simper spirem

+uimpure umpire

Related Word Patterns

PR...Words starting with "pr"...MEWords ending with "me"All 5-letter words Unscramble "prime"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

prime numberchoiceprizequalityselectbloomblossomefflorescenceflowerflushheydaypeakindivisibleearliestfirst

ANTONYMS

composite

Rhyming Words

academe acme acrosome adrenochrome adventuresome aerodrome aerogramme aflame aforetime aftertime airdrome airframe airtime alme analcime+5 more

Related Words

pacas paced pacer paces pacey pacha packs pacts paddy padis padle padre padri paean paeon