ESCALATION

10 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What ESCALATION Means

noun: an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy“higher wages caused an escalation of prices”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ESCALATION is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as E1 S1 C3 A1 L1 A1 T1 I1 O1 N1.

Words Made From The Letters In ESCALATION

1024 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (7)

ANALCITES ANELASTIC CASEATION COASTLINE LAITANCES SCALATION SECTIONAL

8 letter words (25)

7 letter words (101)

6 letter words (188)

ACATES ACETAL ACETIN ACTINS ACTION ACTONS AECIAL AEONIC ALANTS ALATES ALIENS ALINES ALISON ALNICO ALOINS ANCILE ANCLES ANETIC ANLACE ANOLES ANSATE ANTICS ANTLIA ASCENT ASCIAN ASLANT ASTONE ATELIC ATOCIA ATONAL ATONES ATONIA ATONIC CALESA CANALS CANOES CANOLA CANTAL CANTLE CANTOS CASEIN CASINO CASITA CASTLE CATALO CATENA CATION CATLIN CENTAI CENTAL CENTAS CENTOS CESTOI CINEOL CITALS CITOLA CITOLE CLEANS CLEATS CLIENT CLINES CLINTS CLONES CLOSET CLOTES COAITA COALAS COATES COATIS COITAL COLIES COLINS COLTAN CONIAS CONIES CONTES COSINE COSTAE COSTAL COTANS COTISE ECLATS ELAINS ELINTS ELOINS ENACTS ENATIC ENIACS ENLIST ENOLIC ENTAIL ENTOIL EOLIAN ESLOIN ETALON ICONES INCASE INCLES INLACE INLETS INSECT INSOLE INSTAL INTELS ISTANA LACETS LANAIS LANATE LANCES LANCET LANOSE LATENS LATINA LATINO LECTIN LENTIC LENTOS LESION LIANAS LIANES LINACS LIONET LISTEN LOCATE NASIAL NASTIC NICEST NICOLS NOETIC NOTICE OCEANS OCTALS OCTANE OCTANS OECIST OILCAN OLEINS OSCINE OSTEAL OSTIAL SALINA SALINE SALTIE SANCAI SANCTA SANTAL SANTOL SCALAE SCIENT SCLATE SCOLIA SCOTIA SECANT SEITAN SIALON SILANE SILENT SOCIAL SOLACE SOLATE SOLEIN SONATA STANCE STANOL STELAI STELIC STOLEN TACANS TAENIA TALION TALONS TELCOS TELSON TENAIL TENIAS TICALS TINCAL TINEAL TINEAS TINSEL TISANE TOCSIN TOILES TOLANE TOLANS TONICS TONIES TONSIL

5 letter words (283)

ACAIS ACETA ACNES ACTIN ACTON AECIA AEONS AISLE ALANE ALANS ALANT ALATE ALCOS ALECS ALIAS ALIEN ALINE ALIST ALOES ALOIN ALONE ALTOS ANCLE ANILE ANILS ANISE ANLAS ANOAS ANOLE ANSAE ANTAE ANTAS ANTES ANTIC ANTIS ASCOT ATLAS ATOCS ATONE CAINS CALOS CANAL CANES CANOE CANSO CANST CANTO CANTS CASTE CATES CEILS CELTS CENTO CENTS CESTA CESTI CIELS CINES CIONS CITAL CITES CLAES CLANS CLAST CLATS CLEAN CLEAT CLIES CLINE CLINT CLONE CLONS CLOSE CLOTE CLOTS COALA COALS COAST COATE COATI COATS COILS COINS COITS COLAS COLES COLIN COLTS CONES CONIA CONTE COSET COSIE COSTA COSTE COTAN COTES ECLAT ELAIN ELANS ELINT ELOIN ELSIN ENACT ENIAC ENLIT ENOLS ENTIA EOSIN ESCOT ESTOC ETNAS ICONS ICTAL ILEAC INCLE INLET INSET INTEL IOTAS ISLET ISNAE ISTLE LACES LACET LAICS LANAI LANAS LANCE LANES LANTS LATEN LEANS LEANT LEAST LEATS LENIS LENOS LENTI LENTO LIANA LIANE LIENS LINAC LINES LINOS LINTS LIONS LITAS LITES LOANS LOAST LOINS LOSEN LOTAS LOTES LOTIC NAILS NALAS NASAL NATAL NATES NATIS NEALS NEATS NEIST NELIS NICOL NITES NOELS NOILS NOISE NOLES NOTAL NOTES OATEN OCEAN OCTAL OCTAN OCTAS OINTS OLEIC OLEIN OLENT ONCES ONCET ONSET ONTIC OSTIA SAICE SAINE SAINT SALET SALIC SALON SALTO SANTO SAOLA SATAI SATIN SCAIL SCALA SCALE SCANT SCEAT SCENA SCENT SCION SCONE SENTI SETAL SETON SIENT SILEN SINCE SLAIN SLANE SLANT SLATE SLICE SLOAN SNAIL SOCLE SOLAN SOLEI SONCE SONIC STAIN STALE STANE STEAL STEAN STEIL STEIN STELA STENO STILE STOAE STOAI STOIC STOLE STOLN STONE TAALS TACAN TACES TACOS TAELS TAILS TAINS TALAS TALCS TALEA TALES TALON TANAS TEALS TEILS TEINS TELCO TELIA TELIC TELOI TELOS TENIA TESLA TIANS TICAL TICES TILES TINAS TINEA TINES TOEAS TOILE TOILS TOISE TOLAN TOLAS TOLES TONAL TONES TONIC

4 letter words (271)

AALS ACAI ACES ACNE ACTA ACTS AEON AESC AIAS AILS AINE AINS AITS ALAE ALAN ALAS ALCO ALEC ALES ALIT ALOE ALSO ALTO ALTS ANAS ANCE ANES ANIL ANIS ANOA ANSA ANTA ANTE ANTI ANTS ASCI ASEA ATES ATOC CAAS CAIN CALO CANE CANS CANT CASA CASE CAST CATE CATS CEAS CEIL CELS CELT CENS CENT CIAO CIEL CINE CION CIST CITE CITO CITS CLAN CLAT CLON CLOT COAL COAT COIL COIN COIT COLA COLE COLS COLT CONE CONI CONS COSE COST COTE COTS EANS EAST EATS ECOS EINA ELAN ELTS ENOL EOAN EONS ETAS ETIC ETNA ICES ICON ILEA INTO IONS IOTA ISLE ISNA ITAS LACE LACS LAIC LAIN LANA LANE LANT LASE LAST LATE LATI LATS LEAN LEAS LEAT LEIS LENO LENS LENT LEST LETS LIAS LICE LIEN LIES LINE LINO LINS LINT LION LIST LITE LITS LOAN LOCA LOCI LOIN LONE LOSE LOST LOTA LOTE LOTI LOTS NAIL NALA NAOI NAOS NATS NEAL NEAT NEST NETS NICE NIES NILS NITE NITS NOEL NOES NOIL NOLE NOSE NOTA NOTE OAST OATS OCAS OCTA OILS OINT OLEA OLES ONCE ONES ONIE ONST OTIC SAIC SAIL SAIN SALE SALT SANE SANT SATE SATI SCAN SCOT SEAL SEAN SEAT SECO SECT SEIL SENA SENT SETA SIAL SICE SIEN SILE SILO SILT SINE SITE SLAE SLAT SLIT SLOE SLOT SNIT SNOT SOCA SOIL SOLA SOLE SOLI SONE STEN STIE STOA TAAL TACE TACO TAEL TAES TAIL TAIN TAIS TALA TALC TALE TALI TANA TANE TANS TAOS TEAL TEAS TECS TEIL TEIN TELA TELS TENS TIAN TICE TICS TIES TILE TILS TINA TINE TINS TOCS TOEA TOES TOIL TOLA TOLE TONE TONS TOSA TOSE

3 letter words (116)

AAL AAS ACE ACT AIA AIL AIN AIS AIT ALA ALE ALS ALT ANA ANE ANI ANS ANT ATE ATS CAA CAN CAT CEL CIS CIT COL CON COS COT EAN EAS EAT ECO ELS ELT ENS EON EST ETA ICE INS ION IOS ISO ITA ITS LAC LAS LAT LEA LEI LES LET LIE LIN LIS LIT LOS LOT NAE NAS NAT NET NIE NIL NIS NIT NOS NOT OAT OCA OES OIL OIS OLE ONE ONS OSE SAC SAE SAI SAL SAN SAT SEA SEC SEI SEL SEN SET SIC SIN SIT SOC SOL SON SOT TAE TAI TAN TAO TAS TEA TEC TEL TEN TES TIC TIE TIL TIN TIS TOC TOE TON

2 letter words (33)

AA AE AI AL AN AS AT EA EL EN ES ET IN IO IS IT LA LI LO NA NE NO OE OI ON OS SI SO ST TA TE TI TO

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