in the first place

ADVERB
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

in the first place is a valid 18-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1T1H4E1F4I1R1S1T1P3L1A1C3E1
1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =25 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75
MEANING

What does in the first place mean?

ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

Of primary import.

“it was in the first place a local matter”

SYNONYMS