ESCROW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ESCROW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESCROW?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESCROW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCROW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
escrowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESCROW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ESCROW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does ESCROW mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
Money or a document held by a neutral third party until the terms of a deal have been fulfilled.
When a house is sold, the buyer deposit often goes into escrow, which means a trusted agent keeps it safe until the paperwork is complete and both sides have kept their promises. Only then is the money handed to the seller. The word can also work as a verb, as in to escrow a payment. It entered English from Old French and once simply meant a scroll or written deed.
How ESCROW is used
Legal and financial term, especially common in property sales and online payments in American English.
- The deposit will stay in escrow until the survey is finished.
- An escrow agent holds the funds on behalf of both parties.
- They opened escrow on the cottage last week.
- The contract was placed in escrow pending the final signatures.
- Release from escrow follows once every condition is met.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESCROW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ESCROW
The 6 tiles of ESCROW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ESCROW
3 longer words begin with ESCROW.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCROW
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Common questions about ESCROW
- Is ESCROW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESCROW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESCROW worth?
- ESCROW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESCROW mean?
- Money or a document held by a neutral third party until the terms of a deal have been fulfilled.
- What letters can be added to ESCROW?
- ESCROW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ESCROW:
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