Definitions For Prime
noun
- A natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself
- The time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
- The second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
- The period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- The period in life when a person is best in health, strength, etc. : the most active or successful time of a person's life
verb
- Insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
- Fill with priming liquid
- Cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- To make (someone) ready to do something
- To make (something) ready for use
- To cover (a surface) with special paint in order to prepare it for the final layer of paint
adjective
- First in rank or degree
- Used of the first or originating agent
- Being at the best stage of development
- Of superior grade
adjective
- Of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
Is Prime a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
11
The word Prime is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Prime in a Sentence
- Young college graduates in the prime of life
- The interest rate is two percent plus prime.
- The wine industry is of prime importance to the California economy.
- The police have not yet named the prime suspect in the murder investigation.
- The house is expensive because it's in a prime location.
- She was obviously primed for the questions at the press conference.
- Both teams are primed for battle and ready to play.
- We sanded and primed the woodwork before painting.