escalade

NOUNVERB /,ɛskə'leɪd/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E

escalade is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1S1C3A1L1A1D2E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does escalade mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification).

BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Climb up and over.

“They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination”

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