engaged
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How engaged fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A D E G N
Two-Letter Start
EN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- EN start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- engaged is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, e, g, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, G x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EN start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
(heading) To interact socially.
verb
(heading) To interact antagonistically.
verb
(heading) To interact contractually.
verb
(heading) To interact mechanically.
verb
To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
verb
To entangle.
adjective
Agreed to be married.
adjective
Busy or employed.
adjective
Greatly interested.
adjective
(of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls
"I tried calling, but she (or her phone) was engaged."
adjective
(of a column) attached to a wall or sunk into it halfway
adjective
(of gears or cogs) in contact and in operation
adjective
Being attacked or attacking
adjective
(of a foetus) Having the widest part of its presenting part, usually the head, enter the pelvic brim or inlet.
Related Words
Same Letters
- agenda
- danged
- ganged
- nagged
Synonyms
- busy
Antonyms
- disengage