ESCALATORS

10 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What ESCALATORS Means

ESCALATORS is a form of ESCALATOR, which means:

noun: a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
noun: a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ESCALATORS 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 O1 R1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In ESCALATORS

883 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 (1)

8 letter words (25)

7 letter words (96)

6 letter words (190)

ACATER ACATES ACETAL ACROSS ACTORS ALATES ALERTS ALTARS ALTERS AORTAE AORTAL AORTAS ARECAS AREOLA ARTELS ASCOTS ASSART ASSERT ASSORT ASTARE ASTERS ASTRAL CAESAR CALESA CARATE CARATS CARESS CARETS CARLES CARLOT CAROLS CARSES CARTAS CARTEL CARTES CASTER CASTES CASTLE CASTOR CATALO CATERS CEORLS CESTAS CESTOS CLARET CLAROS CLARTS CLASTS CLEARS CLEATS CLOSER CLOSES CLOSET CLOTES COALAS COALER COARSE COASTS COATER COATES COLTER CORALS CORSES CORSET COSETS COSSET COSTAE COSTAL COSTAR COSTER COSTES CRAALS CRASES CRATES CRESOL CRESTA CRESTS CROSSE CROTAL ECLATS ESCARS ESCOTS ESCROL ESTOCS ESTRAL ESTROS LACERS LACETS LASCAR LASERS LASTER LEASTS LECTOR LESSOR LOCATE LORATE LOSERS OATERS OCTALS ORACLE ORATES OSCARS OSETRA OSTEAL OSTLER RASCAL RASSLE RATALS RATELS REACTS REALOS REASTS REATAS RECALS RECAST RECOAL RECOAT RECTAL RECTOS RELATA RESTOS ROASTS ROATES ROSACE ROSEAL ROSETS SACRAL SALETS SALTER SALTOS SAOLAS SASTRA SCALAE SCALAR SCALER SCALES SCARES SCARTS SCLATE SCLERA SCORES SCORSE SCOTER SCRAES SCRATS SCROTA SEARAT SECTOR SERACS SEROSA SLARTS SLATER SLATES SOARES SOCLES SOLACE SOLARS SOLATE SOLERA SOLERS SORELS SOREST SORTAL SORTES STALER STALES STARES STEALS STEARS STELAR STEROL STOLES STORES STRAES TALARS TALERS TARCEL TAROCS TARSAL TARSEL TASARS TASERS TASSEL TELCOS TESLAS TOLARS TORSEL TORSES TRACES TSORES

5 letter words (255)

ACERS ACETA ACRES ACTOR AEROS ALATE ALCOS ALECS ALERT ALOES ALTAR ALTER ALTOS AORTA ARCOS AREAL AREAS ARECA ARETS ARLES AROSE ARTAL ARTEL ASCOT ASSET ASSOT ASTER ATLAS ATOCS CALOS CARAT CARES CARET CARLE CARLS CAROL CARSE CARTA CARTE CARTS CASAS CASES CASTE CASTS CATER CATES CELTS CEORL CEROS CERTS CESTA CLAES CLARO CLART CLASS CLAST CLATS CLEAR CLEAT CLOSE CLOTE CLOTS COALA COALS COAST COATE COATS COLAS COLES COLTS CORAL CORES CORSE COSES COSET COSTA COSTE COSTS COTES CRAAL CRASS CRATE CRESS CREST CROSS CROST EARLS EARST EASTS ECLAT EORLS ESCAR ESCOT ESTOC ESTRO LACER LACES LACET LAERS LARES LASER LASES LASSO LASTS LATER LEARS LEAST LEATS LESTS LOAST LOESS LORES LOSER LOSES LOTAS LOTES OASES OASTS OATER OCREA OCTAL OCTAS ORALS ORATE ORCAS ORLES OSCAR RACES RALES RASES RASSE RASTA RATAL RATAS RATEL RATES RATOS REACT REALO REALS REAST REATA RECAL RECTA RECTO RESAT RESTO RESTS ROAST ROATE ROLES ROSES ROSET ROSTS ROTAL ROTAS ROTES ROTLS SACRA SALES SALET SALSA SALSE SALTO SALTS SAOLA SAROS SASER SATES SCALA SCALE SCARE SCARS SCART SCATS SCEAT SCORE SCOTS SCRAE SCRAT SEALS SEARS SEATS SECTS SERAC SERAL SETAL SLAES SLART SLATE SLATS SLOES SLOTS SOARE SOARS SOCAS SOCLE SOLAR SOLAS SOLER SOLES SORAL SORAS SOREL SORES SORTA SORTS STALE STARE STARS STEAL STEAR STELA STOAE STOAS STOLE STORE STRAE TAALS TACES TACOS TAELS TALAR TALAS TALCS TALEA TALER TALES TARAS TARES TAROC TAROS TASAR TASER TASSE TEALS TEARS TELCO TELOS TERAS TESLA TOEAS TOLAR TOLAS TOLES TORAS TORCS TORES TORSE TOSAS TOSES TRACE TRASS TRESS TSARS

4 letter words (206)

3 letter words (88)

AAL AAS ACE ACT ALA ALE ALS ALT ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS CAA CAR CAT CEL COL COR COS COT EAR EAS EAT ECO ELS ELT ERA ERS ESS EST ETA LAC LAR LAS LAT LEA LES LET LOR LOS LOT OAR OAT OCA OES OLE ORA ORC ORE ORS ORT OSE RAS RAT REC REO RES RET ROC ROE ROT SAC SAE SAL SAR SAT SEA SEC SEL SER SET SOC SOL SOS SOT TAE TAO TAR TAS TEA TEC TEL TES TOC TOE TOR

2 letter words (22)

AA AE AL AR AS AT EA EL ER ES ET LA LO OE OR OS RE SO ST TA TE TO

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