deescalating

12 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

deescalating is a valid 12-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

D2E1E1S1C3A1L1A1T1I1N1G2

2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =16 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48

MEANING

What does deescalating mean?