ESCALATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ESCALATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESCALATE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESCALATE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCALATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESCALATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ESCALATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESCALATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ESCALATE
- ESCALATE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ESCALATE
2 longer words begin with ESCALATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCALATE
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Common questions about ESCALATE
- Is ESCALATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESCALATE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESCALATE worth?
- ESCALATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ESCALATE?
- ESCALATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ESCALATE:
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