EMPLOY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EMPLOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPLOY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPLOY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPLOY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPLOY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMPLOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 388,038.
What does EMPLOY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give someone paid work, or to make use of a tool, method or skill for a purpose.
The first sense is about jobs: a company employs the people on its payroll. The second is about means, so a writer may employ a metaphor and a builder may employ a crane. The word came into English from Old French and is related to implicate and implore through a Latin root meaning to fold in. Employ sounds a little more formal than use, which is why it is common in reports and official writing.
How EMPLOY is used
Neutral to formal; often found in business, legal and technical prose.
- The factory used to employ nearly two hundred people.
- Writers often employ short sentences to build tension.
- The surgeon chose to employ a new technique.
- They plan to employ a part-time gardener this summer.
- Few teachers still employ the old method of memorising lists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPLOY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPLOY
15 longer words begin with EMPLOY.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPLOY
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Common questions about EMPLOY
- Is EMPLOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPLOY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPLOY worth?
- EMPLOY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPLOY mean?
- To give someone paid work, or to make use of a tool, method or skill for a purpose.
- What letters can be added to EMPLOY?
- EMPLOY takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMPLOY:
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