Is “Primary” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
PRIMARY
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Primary

/ˈpɹɒeməɹi/

noun
  1. 1.A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.

  2. 2.The first year of grade school.

  3. 3.A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.

verb
  1. 1.To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's endorsement to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.

  2. 2.To take part in a primary election.

adjective
  1. 1.First or earliest in a group or series.

    Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school.

  2. 2.Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.

    Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends, ahead of common stock.

  3. 3.Earliest formed; fundamental.