What does UNEMPLOYED mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌʌnɛmˈplɔɪd/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
18
Words With Friends score
22
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

adjective

  1. not engaged in a gainful occupation“unemployed workers marched on the capital”

noun

  1. people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group)“the long-term unemployed need assistance”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

unemployeds19

Anagrams of UNEMPLOYED

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

Words inside UNEMPLOYED

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

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Questions

Is UNEMPLOYED a valid word in word games?

UNEMPLOYED 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 UNEMPLOYED worth?

UNEMPLOYED is worth 18 points with Scrabble letter values and 22 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from UNEMPLOYED?

284 other words, including YOU, ON, MY and ME.