fast
FAST meaning: a limited-stop train, or the act of abstaining from food; FAST scores 7 points in Scrabble.
Adjective 4 meanings
Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
“That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!”
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).)
Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid; light.
“I am going to buy a fast car.”
Noun 3 meanings
A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations.
The act or practice of fasting, religious abstinence from food.
Any of the fasting periods in the liturgical year.
Adverb 4 meanings
In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound .
“Hold this rope as fast as you can.”
Deeply or soundly .
“The princess was sleeping fast, and her servants were fast asleep too.”
Immediately following in place or time; close, very near .
“The horsemen came fast on our heels.”
Quickly, with great speed; within a short time .
“Do it as fast as you can.”
Verb 3 meanings
To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
To reduce or limit one's nutrition intake for medical or health reasons, to diet.
To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.
Etymology
From Middle English fast, fest, from Old English fæst (“firm, secure”), from Proto-West Germanic *fast, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.
Similar and opposite words
FAST is a familiar four-letter word with distinct senses: a train that stops only at principal stations, and religious abstinence from food. It also works as a verb for practicing that abstinence. On the board, F supplies four of its seven points, while A, S, and T contribute one apiece.
FAST meaning and score at a glance
- FAST is four letters long and scores 7 Scrabble points.
- F is worth 4 points; A, S, and T are worth 1 each.
- Its two anagrams are FATS and SAFT.
- A one-letter change gives 19 neighbours, including LAST, FACT, and PAST.
- Twelve rhymes include LAST, EAST, COAST, and BREAKFAST.
How many points is FAST in Scrabble?
FAST scores 7 points before any board bonuses. F carries four points; the other three tiles add three points together. On a letter multiplier, F is the tile to target because its value exceeds the combined value of A, S, and T.
FAST names a train that calls at only some stations between its origin and destination, typically the principal ones. It also means religious abstinence from food, the practice of fasting, or a fasting period in the liturgical year. As a verb, FAST means to practice that abstinence.
What can you make from FAST?
FAST's two anagrams are FATS and SAFT. The FAST meaning also matters in clues: context decides whether the answer points to a train or religious abstinence. The one-letter neighbours include familiar swaps such as LAST, PAST, EAST, CAST, VAST, and FIST; less familiar entries sit alongside them, so check your game's word list before relying on an unusual neighbour.
FAST rhymes with 12 listed words. LAST, PAST, EAST, COAST, CAST, and VAST are easy to recognize; BREAKFAST and CONTRAST show that the shared ending can appear inside longer words too. Browse four-letter lists by first or last letter when you need more candidates.
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