eldest

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɛldɪst/

Definition of eldest

4 senses · 2 parts of speech

adj

  1. (form-of, superlative)superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority.
    “The eldest son was usually given the name of his paternal grandfather, later children those of other relatives.”
See all 4 definitions

adj

  1. (form-of, superlative)superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority.
    “The eldest son was usually given the name of his paternal grandfather, later children those of other relatives.”
  2. (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
  3. (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.
    “Each player draws a card, and the lowest becomes eldest hand.”

noun

  1. The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Anagrams of eldest

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to eldest to make another valid word.

Find your best play with eldest

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes eldest, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.