SCALADE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCALADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCALADE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCALADE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCALADE
Front hooks — 1
escaladeBack hooks — 1
scaladesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCALADE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCALADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does SCALADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An attack on a fortress in which soldiers climb the walls with ladders.
In old sieges a scalade was a risky way to take a stronghold without long bombardment. The attackers carried ladders up to the ramparts while defenders tried to push them back.
How SCALADE is used
Scalade belongs to military history and is rare outside old texts.
- The scalade began before dawn with ladders against the wall.
- Few soldiers survived the first scalade of the castle.
- Chroniclers described the scalade in vivid detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCALADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCALADE
The 7 tiles of SCALADE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCALADE
1 longer words begin with SCALADE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCALADE
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Common questions about SCALADE
- Is SCALADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCALADE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCALADE worth?
- SCALADE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCALADE mean?
- An attack on a fortress in which soldiers climb the walls with ladders.
- What letters can be added to SCALADE?
- SCALADE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCALADE:
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