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Employs

e 1m 3p 3l 1o 1y 4s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of employ

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

What does employs mean?

noun

  1. the state of being employed or having a job

    “they are looking for employment”

    Synonymsemployment

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 employs.

Is EMPLOYS 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 EMPLOYS worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
e 1m 3p 3l 1o 1y 4s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
e 1m 4p 4l 2o 1y 3s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
e 1m 3p 4l 1o 1y 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
e 1m 3p 3l 2o 1y 4s 1

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

Words from the letters in EMPLOYS

Words that end like EMPLOYS

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

annoysdestroysenjoysconvoyscowboystomboysalloysbellboysdecoysenvoysschoolboysboystoysploysjoys
All words ending in -OYS

Employs: quick answers

Is EMPLOYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. EMPLOYS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is EMPLOYS worth?
EMPLOYS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does employs mean?
employs is the plural and third-person singular form of employ, which means “the state of being employed or having a job”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in EMPLOYS?
You can make 159 shorter words from EMPLOYS, such as EMPLOY, MYOPES, MOPEY, MOPSY. See the full list.