firstly

Adverb

Before anything else; in the first place.
before anything else

Adv

In the first place; before anything else; first.

Examples

To win, FIRSTLY, one must manage their tile rack effectively.

Origin / Etymology

Coined before 1475, from Middle English fyrst-lyk, equivalent to first + -ly.

Synonyms

first, first of all, first off, foremost, 1stly, first up, firstly, in the first place

Antonyms

lastly

Scrabble Score: 13

firstly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
firstly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
firstly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

firstly: valid Words With Friends Word