What does ENGAGED mean?

Pronunciation
/ɛnˈgeɪdʒd/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged“she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities”
  2. involved in military hostilities“the desperately engaged ships continued the fight”
  3. reserved in advance
  4. (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)“her line is busy”
  5. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting“the gears are engaged”
  6. having services contracted for“the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick”
  7. built against or attached to a wall“engaged columns”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of ENGAGED

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

Words inside ENGAGED

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

engage8 aged6 dang6dean5 edge6 gage6gang6 gene5 need5 age4 and4dee4den4 egg5 end4 eng4gag5 gee4 gen4 nag4nee3ad3 ae2ag3an2de3ed3en2 na2ne2

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Questions

Is ENGAGED a valid word in word games?

ENGAGED 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 ENGAGED worth?

ENGAGED is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ENGAGED?

50 other words, including AND, AN, NEED and END.