former
ADJECTIVENOUN
/fɔrmər/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F
former is a valid 6-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4O1R1M3E1R1
4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does former mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Belonging to some prior time.
“our former glory”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Belonging to the distant past.
“former generations”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
3
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past.
“the former president”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The first of two or the first mentioned of two.
“Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today”
ANTONYMS
BROADER
OTHER · 1 SENSE
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”
ANTONYMS
AT THE BOARD