Scrabble & Words with friends points
- early is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
- early is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
- early is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8
Definition of early
- in good time (adverb)
Synonyms
- betimes
- during an early stage (adverb)
Examples
- early on in her career
Synonyms
- early on
- before the usual time or the time expected (adverb)
Examples
- she graduated early
Synonyms
- ahead of time
- too soon
- belonging to the distant past (adjective)
Examples
- the early inhabitants of Europe
Synonyms
- former
- other
- at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time (adjective)
Examples
- early morning
- an early warning
- early diagnosis
- an early death
- took early retirement
- an early spring
- early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties
- being or occurring at an early stage of development (adjective)
Examples
- in an early stage
- early forms of life
- early man
- an early computer
- expected in the near future (adjective)
Examples
- look for an early end to the negotiations
- of an early stage in the development of a language or literature (adjective)
- very young (adjective)
Examples
- at an early age
See definition of early in Merriam Webster