starter

starter is a 7-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race.
2. noun. A dog that rouses game.
3. noun. a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough

   "to make sourdough you need a starter"

4. noun. a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle

   Synonyms: crank

5. noun. an electric motor for starting an engine
6. noun. food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)

   Synonyms: appetiser, appetizer

7. noun. any new participant in some activity

   Synonyms: entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer

8. noun. the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

   Synonyms: dispatcher

9. noun. a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning

Synonyms

crank, appetiser, appetizer, entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, dispatcher

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in starter:

ratters, restart

Common word forms

starters

Words from these letters

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