past

NOUNADVERBADJECTIVE /pæst/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH P

past is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1S1T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does past mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

The time that has elapsed.

“forget the past”

ANTONYMS
BROADER
3

A earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret).

“reporters dug into the candidate's past”

ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

So as to pass a given point.

“every hour a train goes past”

SYNONYMS
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office.

SIMILAR
2

Earlier than the present time; no longer current.

“time past”

“his youth is past”

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Anagrams of past

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