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

(used especially of persons) of the immediate past.

“the former president”

NOUN
1

The first of two or the first mentioned of two.

“Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today”

OTHER
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
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Pig Latinormerfay
Starts & ends withF … R
Syllablesfor · mer
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
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