Primes

/pɹaɪmz/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters

Definition of Primes

noun

The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.
The religious service appointed to this hour.
The early morning generally.
The earliest stage of something.
The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.

verb

To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
"You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump."
To apply a coat of primer paint to.
"I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat."
To be renewed.
To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
(of a steam boiler) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.

noun

An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points.

Anagrams of Primes

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "primes":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "primes" and rearranging:

+eempires emprise epimers imprese premies

+ipismire primsie

+llimpers prelims rimples simpler

+oimposer promise semipro

+simpress premiss simpers spirems

+timprest permits

+uspumier umpires

Related Word Patterns

PR...Words starting with "pr"...ESWords ending with "es"All 6-letter words Unscramble "primes"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

prime number choice prize quality select bloom blossom efflorescence flower flush heyday peak ground undercoat

ANTONYMS

Letter Values

p3

r1

i1

m3

e1

s1

Total: 10 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Primes

aardwolves abacuses abalones abamperes abases abashes abates abatises abattises abbacies abbes abbesses

Related 6-Letter Words

pablum pacers pachas pacier pacify pacing packed packer packet packly padauk padded padder paddle padles

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Primes"

Primes is a 6-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "primes" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Primes" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "primes" is a medium-scoring word.