EARLY — 5 letter word
early
The word early has 5 letters: E, A, R, L, Y. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Early has 4 anagrams: rayle, relay, layer, leary. As a adverb, it means "before the usual time or the time expected".
5 letter word "early": E A R L Y — adverb
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends score: 8
Letter analysis of early
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of early
adverb
- before the usual time or the time expected "They graduated early." Synonyms: ahead of time, too soon
- in good time Synonyms: betimes
- during an early stage "It happened early on in my career." Synonyms: early on
adjective
- at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time "early morning"
- being or occurring at an early stage of development "in an early stage"
- of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
- very young "at an early age"
- expected in the near future "look for an early end to the negotiations"
- belonging to the distant past Synonyms: former
Anagrams of early(4)
Words you can make from early(top 7)
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