REESCALATION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. REESCALATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REESCALATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REESCALATION is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REESCALATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reescalationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REESCALATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in REESCALATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REESCALATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REESCALATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A renewed rise in intensity of a conflict or problem after it had eased.
Reescalation follows a lull and signals that the earlier calm has failed. Commentators use it for wars, price disputes and tensions between states.
How REESCALATION is used
Rare, mostly in news and political analysis; reescalation implies an earlier de-escalation.
- Analysts feared a reescalation of the border dispute.
- The reescalation came only days after the ceasefire.
- Both sides wanted to avoid reescalation at any cost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REESCALATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REESCALATION
1 longer words begin with REESCALATION.
Shorter words from the letters in REESCALATION
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Common questions about REESCALATION
- Is REESCALATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REESCALATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REESCALATION worth?
- REESCALATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REESCALATION mean?
- A renewed rise in intensity of a conflict or problem after it had eased.
- What letters can be added to REESCALATION?
- REESCALATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of REESCALATION:
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