engaged: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with E · ends with D
Meaning of engaged
verb
- form-of, participle, past
simple past and past participle of engage
Base or related entry: engage.
Source: Wiktionary — engaged.
adj
- not-comparable
Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
- not-comparable
Busy or employed.
- not-comparable
Greatly interested.
- UK, not-comparable
(of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.
Example: I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged.
Source: Wiktionary — engaged.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for engaged.
adjective
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
adjective
reserved in advance
- booked
- set-aside
adjective
(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)
- busy
- in use
adjective
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is engaged in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of engaged
E(1) + N(1) + G(2) + A(1) + G(2) + E(1) + D(2) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of engaged
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from engaged
43 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in engaged. Showing up to 24, longest first.