Employs

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of employ, meaning puts something to use for a specific purpose or hires someone to carry out work.

“The company employs over five hundred people across its two main production sites.”

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Synonyms

uses hires engagesutilisesapplies

Antonyms

dismissesfiresdischarges

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in Y after the -PLOYS cluster, with EM- as the opening pair

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points, with the Y at the end adding strong tile value

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Words you can make from Employs

Shorter words formed from the letters in “employs”.

employ myopes elops epsom lopes melos moles molpe mopes mopey mopsy mosel mosey moyle myope myops mysel olepy olpes ploys poems poesy poles poley

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