What does EMPLOY mean?

Pronunciation
/ɛmˈplɔɪ/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose“use your head!”
  2. engage or hire for work“They hired two new secretaries in the department”

noun

  1. the state of being employed or having a job“they are looking for employment”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

employs14employes15employing17

Anagrams of EMPLOY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside EMPLOY

43 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

mole6 ploy9poem8 pole6 poly9yelp9elm5ley6mel5mol5mop7ole3ply8pol5pom7yep8yom8el2 em4 lo2me4mo4 my7oe2om4op4oy5pe4 ye5yo5

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Questions

Is EMPLOY a valid word in word games?

EMPLOY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is EMPLOY worth?

EMPLOY is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from EMPLOY?

43 other words, including MY, ME, EM and EL.