Scrabble & Words with friends points
- engaged is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
- engaged is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
- engaged is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13
Definition of engaged
- (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) (adjective)
Examples
- receptionists' telephones are always engaged
Synonyms
- busy
- in use
- (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting (adjective)
Examples
- the gears are engaged
Synonyms
- intermeshed
- meshed
- having ones attention or mind or energy engaged (adjective)
Examples
- deeply engaged in conversation
Synonyms
- occupied
- reserved in advance (adjective)
Synonyms
- booked
- set-aside
- built against or attached to a wall (adjective)
Examples
- engaged columns
- having services contracted for (adjective)
Examples
- the carpenter engaged (or employed) for the job is sick
- involved in military hostilities (adjective)
Examples
- the desperately engaged ships continued the fight
See definition of engaged in Merriam Webster