ESCAPOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ESCAPOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESCAPOLOGY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESCAPOLOGY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCAPOLOGY
No single letter turns ESCAPOLOGY into another word.
How ESCAPOLOGY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ESCAPOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESCAPOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ESCAPOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The art or skill of freeing oneself from ropes, chains, handcuffs and locked containers, usually as a stage act.
Harry Houdini is the best-known name in escapology, and his tricks mixed real skill with showmanship. Practitioners spend years on lock mechanisms and breath control, and the word is an unusual one that mainly turns up in entertainment history.
How ESCAPOLOGY is used
Applies to the performing art, and sometimes jokingly to anyone wriggling out of a tight spot.
- Escapology made Houdini a household name.
- She studied escapology for years before attempting the water tank.
- His talk on the history of escapology drew a large crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESCAPOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCAPOLOGY
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Common questions about ESCAPOLOGY
- Is ESCAPOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESCAPOLOGY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESCAPOLOGY worth?
- ESCAPOLOGY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESCAPOLOGY mean?
- The art or skill of freeing oneself from ropes, chains, handcuffs and locked containers, usually as a stage act.
- What letters can be added to ESCAPOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to ESCAPOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ESCAPOLOGY:
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