erstwhile

erstwhile is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adverb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Till then or now; heretofore; formerly. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adverb. Till then or now; heretofore; formerly.
2. adjective. belonging to some prior time

   "erstwhile friend"

   "our former glory"

   Synonyms: former, old, onetime, quondam, sometime

3. adverb. at a previous time

   "at one time he loved her"

   "her erstwhile writing"

   Synonyms: erst, formerly, once

Synonyms

former, old, onetime, quondam, sometime, erst, formerly, once

Common word forms

erstwhiles

Words from these letters

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