earlier

adverbadjective
7 letters3 syllables7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADVERB
1

Comparatives of `soon' or `early'.

“came earlier than I expected”

2

Earlier in time; previously.

“he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier”

“her parents had died four years earlier”

3

Before now.

ADJECTIVE
1

(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early.

“a fashion popular in earlier times”

“his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher”

WORD FORMS
Starts withE
Ends withR
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
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Pig Latinearlierway
Starts & ends withE … R
Syllablesear · li · er
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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