EMPLOYE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EMPLOYE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPLOYE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 65 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPLOYE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPLOYE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPLOYE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMPLOYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 947,417.
What stands out about EMPLOYE
- EMPLOYE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EMPLOYE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who works for pay for an employer, especially in a business; a spelling of employee.
The spelling employe keeps the French form of the word, with a single final e, and appears in older documents and some formal writing. Modern English strongly prefers employee. An employe in this sense is simply a member of staff, from clerk to manager.
How EMPLOYE is used
A less common spelling of employee, seen in older or formal texts.
- Each employe received a notice about the new hours.
- The company listed every employe by name.
- A loyal employe, he stayed at the firm for forty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPLOYE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPLOYE
6 longer words begin with EMPLOYE.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPLOYE
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Common questions about EMPLOYE
- Is EMPLOYE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPLOYE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPLOYE worth?
- EMPLOYE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPLOYE mean?
- A person who works for pay for an employer, especially in a business; a spelling of employee.
- What letters can be added to EMPLOYE?
- EMPLOYE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMPLOYE:
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