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Employing

e 1m 3p 3l 1o 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · present participle of employ

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does employing mean?

verb

  1. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

    “use your head!”

    Synonymsuseutilizeutiliseapply

  2. engage or hire for work

    “They hired two new secretaries in the department”

    Synonymshireengage

Definitions shown for employ, the base form of employing.

Is EMPLOYING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is EMPLOYING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
e 1m 3p 3l 1o 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
e 1m 4p 4l 2o 1y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
e 1m 3p 4l 1o 1y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
e 1m 3p 3l 2o 1y 4i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in EMPLOYING

Words that end like EMPLOYING

Common words that share the ending -OYING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

annoyingdestroyingenjoyingconvoyingalloyingdecoyingjoyingtoying
All words ending in -OYING

Employing: quick answers

Is EMPLOYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. EMPLOYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is EMPLOYING worth?
EMPLOYING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does employing mean?
employing is the present participle of employ, which means “put into service”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in EMPLOYING?
You can make 317 shorter words from EMPLOYING, such as MOPINGLY, YOMPING, GYMPIE, YMPING. See the full list.