First Crossword Clue
Answers and other words for “first”, grouped by number of letters. Fill in the letters you know above to narrow them down.
Another word for first — by number of letters
3 letters
- LOW
- KEY
- WIN
4 letters
- BEST
- HEAD
- STAR
- MAIN
- LEAD
- ARCH
- FORE
- GEAR
- RANK
- SLIM
5 letters
- PRIME
- GREAT
- FRONT
- EARLY
- CHIEF
- AHEAD
- OLDER
- PRIOR
- ALPHA
- ELDER
- FOCAL
- BASIC
- START
- GET-GO
- POINT
- AB OVO
- BIRTH
- LEAST
- PRIMO
6 letters
- MAIDEN
- OUTSET
- FORMER
- BEFORE
- RATHER
- MASTER
- FAMOUS
- SENIOR
- NATIVE
- VICTOR
- SOONER
- MAINLY
- BANNER
- RULING
- PRIMAL
- GAMBIT
- ELDEST
- OFFSET
- OLDEST
- SLIGHT
- BY VOTE
- MEASLY
7 letters
- INITIAL
- PREMIER
- FORWARD
- CENTRAL
- EARLIER
- CAPITAL
- LEADING
- PRIMARY
- HEADING
- SUPREME
- RANKING
- STELLAR
- FRONTAL
- EXALTED
- CHIEFLY
- OPENING
- FIRSTLY
- LOW GEAR
- KICK-OFF
- ORDINAL
- HONOURS
- AT FIRST
- HIGHEST
- VICTORY
- IN FRONT
- TRIUMPH
- PIONEER
- UP AHEAD
- TRIVIAL
- EMINENT
8 letters
- ORIGINAL
- FOREMOST
- PREMIERE
- PREVIOUS
- CHAMPION
- CARDINAL
- BY CHOICE
- DOMINANT
- PRISTINE
- ANTERIOR
- CROWNING
- FRESHMAN
- FIRST OFF
- FOREHAND
- SHOWTIME
- POSITION
- HEADMOST
- SMALLEST
- EARLIEST
- FIRST LAP
- TRIFLING
- AB INITIO
- EXORDIAL
- PROEMIAL
- CI-DEVANT
9 letters
- INAUGURAL
- BEGINNING
- PRINCIPAL
- FIRST MOVE
- PRIMARILY
- INITIALLY
- FIRST STEP
- PRIMITIVE
- PROTOTYPE
- PROMINENT
- SOVEREIGN
- PARAMOUNT
- IN ADVANCE
- PRECEDING
- FIRST-YEAR
- FOREGOING
- NUMBER ONE
- FIRST-BORN
- UPPERMOST
- PREFATORY
- FIRST BASE
- TOPFLIGHT
- FIRST GEAR
- PRELUDIAL
- THRESHOLD
- ESSENTIAL
- SLIGHTEST
- PRECEDENT
- INCEPTION
- WARMING-UP
10 letters
- INITIATIVE
- INITIATORY
- ESPECIALLY
- SUCCESSFUL
- FIRST THING
- ORIGINALLY
- WORLD-CLASS
- PREVAILING
- ANTECEDENT
- PREEMINENT
- OVERRULING
- FIRST OF ALL
- PRECURSORY
- ARCHETYPAL
- PROTOTYPIC
- PROTOTYPAL
- FIRST PLACE
- ELEMENTARY
- RATHER THAN
- FIRST ROUND
- FIRST STAGE
- PREFERABLY
- BREAKING-IN
- BEFOREHAND
- BY-ELECTION
- FIRST SIGHT
- AT THE START
- SOONER THAN
- PRIMORDIAL
- IN THE FRONT
11 letters
- FUNDAMENTAL
- PRELIMINARY
- OPENING MOVE
- FIRST-STRING
- PREPARATORY
- RUDIMENTARY
- PREDOMINANT
- MAGISTERIAL
- DOUBLE FIRST
- POINT IN TIME
- OUTSTANDING
- PRINCIPALLY
- FIRST GLANCE
- FIRST INNING
- PREEXISTENT
- PRIMITIVITY
- PRIMOGENIAL
12 letters
- INTRODUCTORY
- STRAIGHTAWAY
- ANTICIPATORY
- STARTING TIME
- PREPONDERANT
- COMMENCEMENT
- SUPEREMINENT
- ARCHETYPICAL
- TERMINUS A QUO
- IN PREFERENCE
- LE PREMIER PAS
- PRECESSIONAL
- PROPAEDEUTIC
13 letters
- STARTING POINT
- GEAR MECHANISM
- HONOURS DEGREE
- ORDINAL NUMBER
- PRIMITIVENESS
14 letters
- IN THE BEGINNING
- IN THE FOREFRONT
15 letters
- FIRST IMPRESSION
- IN THE FOREGROUND
What does “first” mean?
- adjective preceding all others in time or space or degree
- adjective highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
- adjective serving to begin
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FAQ
What is a 4 letter word for first?
Common 4 letter answers for “first” are BEST, HEAD, STAR, MAIN. Fill in the letters you know in the solver to find the one that fits your puzzle.
What is a 5 letter word for first?
Common 5 letter answers for “first” are PRIME, GREAT, FRONT, EARLY. Fill in the letters you know in the solver to find the one that fits your puzzle.
What is a 6 letter word for first?
Common 6 letter answers for “first” are MAIDEN, OUTSET, FORMER, BEFORE. Fill in the letters you know in the solver to find the one that fits your puzzle.
What is another word for first?
Other words for “first” include LOW, BEST, PRIME, MAIDEN, INITIAL, ORIGINAL, INAUGURAL, INITIATIVE.