Busies
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present of busy, meaning to keep someone actively and fully engaged or occupied with a task.
“She busies herself with paperwork every morning before the rest of the office arrives.”
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Wordle
Ends in -IES with Y converted to I, contains both B and S as strong consonants worth targeting early.
Scrabble
The -IES ending allows good hook opportunities, BUSY is the useful base form for shorter plays.
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