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
What does ESCALATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To grow or make something grow more intense, serious or extensive.
Escalate is typically used for conflicts, costs and tensions that worsen step by step. It can also be applied to a complaint that is passed up to a higher authority, which is common in customer service.
How ESCALATE is used
Used for rising conflicts, prices and problems, or for passing an issue to a higher level.
- Tensions began to escalate after the talks failed.
- Costs may escalate if the schedule slips.
- The agent chose to escalate the complaint to a manager.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESCALATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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 does ESCALATE mean?
- To grow or make something grow more intense, serious or extensive.
- 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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