ESCAPIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ESCAPIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESCAPIST?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESCAPIST is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCAPIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
escapistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESCAPIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ESCAPIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESCAPIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ESCAPIST
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ESCAPIST mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Seeking or providing distraction from unpleasant reality through fantasy or entertainment.
Escapist entertainment, such as adventure novels or light comedies, lets people forget their worries for a while. As a noun, an escapist is someone who habitually retreats into daydreams.
How ESCAPIST is used
Can describe either a person's tendency or the type of entertainment.
- The film was pure escapist fun.
- He enjoyed escapist fiction after a hard week.
- Critics dismissed the show as escapist nonsense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESCAPIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESCAPIST
The 8 tiles of ESCAPIST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ESCAPIST
1 longer words begin with ESCAPIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCAPIST
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Common questions about ESCAPIST
- Is ESCAPIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESCAPIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESCAPIST worth?
- ESCAPIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESCAPIST mean?
- Seeking or providing distraction from unpleasant reality through fantasy or entertainment.
- What letters can be added to ESCAPIST?
- ESCAPIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ESCAPIST:
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