ESCUAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ESCUAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESCUAGE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESCUAGE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCUAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
escuagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESCUAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ESCUAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What stands out about ESCUAGE
- ESCUAGE 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 ESCUAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In medieval feudal law, a payment made by a knight's tenant in place of military service.
Originally the tenant had to follow his lord to war, but over time escuage let him pay money instead, which the lord could use to hire soldiers. The term is a variant of scutage and belongs to the study of feudal England.
How ESCUAGE is used
The word escuage is a historical term used in writing about the feudal system.
- The baron collected escuage from his tenants before the campaign.
- Paying escuage spared the knight a trip abroad.
- Historians trace the growth of escuage through royal records.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESCUAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ESCUAGE
1 longer words begin with ESCUAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCUAGE
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Common questions about ESCUAGE
- Is ESCUAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESCUAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESCUAGE worth?
- ESCUAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESCUAGE mean?
- In medieval feudal law, a payment made by a knight's tenant in place of military service.
- What letters can be added to ESCUAGE?
- ESCUAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ESCUAGE:
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