former
/fɔrmər/
adjectivenoun
6 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1
Belonging to some prior time.
“our former glory”
2
Belonging to the distant past.
“former generations”
3
NOUN(used especially of persons) of the immediate past.
“the former president”
1
OTHERThe first of two or the first mentioned of two.
“Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today”
1
Referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several).
“the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one”
WORD FORMS
Starts withF
Ends withR
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinormerfay
Starts & ends withF … R
Syllablesfor · mer
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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