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Is early a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word early is a Scrabble US word. The word early is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is early a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word early is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Is early a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word early is a Words With Friends word. The word early is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (5 found)

EARLY,LAYER,LEARY,RAYLE,RELAY,

4-letter words (18 found)

AERY,ARLE,ARYL,AYRE,EARL,EYRA,LAER,LARE,LEAR,LYRA,LYRE,RALE,REAL,RELY,RYAL,YALE,YARE,YEAR,

3-letter words (18 found)

ALE,ARE,ARY,AYE,EAR,ERA,LAR,LAY,LEA,LEY,LYE,RAY,RYA,RYE,YAE,YAR,YEA,YER,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AL,AR,AY,EA,EL,ER,LA,RE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 53 words from early according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of early

early aerly eraly realy arely raely ealry aelry elary leary alery laery erlay relay elray leray rleay lreay arley raley alrey larey rlaey lraey earyl aeryl erayl reayl areyl raeyl eayrl aeyrl eyarl yearl ayerl yaerl eryal reyal eyral yeral ryeal yreal aryel rayel ayrel yarel ryael yrael ealyr aelyr elayr leayr aleyr laeyr eaylr aeylr eyalr yealr ayelr yaelr elyar leyar eylar yelar lyear ylear alyer layer ayler yaler lyaer ylaer erlya relya elrya lerya rleya lreya eryla reyla eyrla yerla ryela yrela elyra leyra eylra yelra lyera ylera rlyea lryea rylea yrlea lyrea ylrea arlye ralye alrye larye rlaye lraye aryle rayle ayrle yarle ryale yrale alyre layre aylre yalre lyare ylare rlyae lryae rylae yrlae lyrae ylrae

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Definitions and meaning of early

early

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ûr′lē, IPA(key): /ˈɜːli/
  • (General American) enPR: ûr′lē, IPA(key): /ˈɜɹli/
  • Homophone: Earley
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li
  • Hyphenation: ear‧ly

Etymology 1

From Middle English erly, erlich, earlich, from Old English ǣrlīċ (“early”, adjective), equivalent to ere +‎ -ly.

Adjective

early (comparative earlier, superlative earliest)

  1. At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
  2. Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
  3. Near the start or beginning.
  4. Near the start of the day.
  5. Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
  6. (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
    Antonym: late
Synonyms
  • (at a time in advance of the usual): premature
  • (near the start): first
Antonyms
  • (at a time in advance of the usual): late
  • (illness: having begun to occur): terminal
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

early (plural earlies)

  1. (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
Antonyms
  • late

Etymology 2

From Middle English erly, orely, arely, erliche, arliche, from Old English ǣrlīċe, ārlīċe (“early; early in the morning”, adverb), equivalent to ere +‎ -ly. Cognate with Old Norse árliga, árla ( > Danish årle, Swedish arla, Norwegian årle, Faroese árla).

Adverb

early (comparative earlier, superlative earliest)

  1. At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
  2. Soon; in good time; seasonably.
Synonyms
  • prematurely
Antonyms
  • late, tardily
Derived terms
  • bright and early
  • Christmas came early, Christmas comes early
Translations

Anagrams

  • Arely, Arley, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, layer, leary, re-lay, relay

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