earlier
ADVERBADJECTIVE
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
earlier is a valid 7-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1A1R1L1I1E1R1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does earlier mean?
ADVERB · 3 SENSES
1
Comparatives of `soon' or `early'.
“came earlier than I expected”
SYNONYMS
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”
SYNONYMS
3
Before now.
SYNONYMS
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
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”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
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Anagrams of earlier
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