Definition of busy

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• busy is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• busy is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• busy is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of busy

• (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

  1. her line is busy
  2. kept getting a busy signal

  Synonyms

  1. engaged
  2. in use
• intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner (adjective)

  Examples

  1. busy about other people's business

  Synonyms

  1. busybodied
  2. interfering
  3. meddlesome
  4. meddling
  5. officious
• keep busy with (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. occupy
• overcrowded or cluttered with detail (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a busy painting

  Synonyms

  1. fussy
• actively or fully engaged or occupied (adjective)

  Examples

  1. busy with her work
  2. a busy man
  3. too busy to eat lunch
• crowded with or characterized by much activity (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a very busy week
  2. a busy life
  3. a busy street
  4. a busy seaport

See definition of busy in Merriam Webster