8-Letter Words Starting With EMPLOY
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With EMPLOY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With EMPLOY 4 words
How common is EMPLOY at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words that start with EMPLOY. They average 15.3 points and the best is EMPLOYED (16 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.3
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 75%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- d 25%
- e 25%
- r 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ee25%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with EMPLOY
e 1m 3p 3l 1o 1y 4e 1d 2
E 1 + M 3 + P 3 + L 1 + O 1 + Y 4 + E 1 + D 2 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
employed
- adjectivehaving your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary“most of our graduates are employed”
- adjectiveput to use
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How many eight-letter words that start with EMPLOY are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words that start with EMPLOY in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with EMPLOY?
EMPLOYED is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are EMPLOYEE (15), EMPLOYER (15), EMPLOYES (15).
What are some common eight-letter words that start with EMPLOY?
Everyday examples include EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYER, EMPLOYED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.