Employed
8 lettersadjectivecommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
Having a paid job or being in gainful occupation. Used or applied for a particular purpose.
“The factory employed over five hundred workers at its peak.”
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Eight letters with -ED ending; contains three vowels E, O, E
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Worth 15 points; the Y and M provide strong point value
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