escalator
NOUN
/ɛskə,leɪtər/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
escalator is a valid 9-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1S1C3A1L1A1T1O1R1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does escalator mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
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).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt.
SYNONYMS
BROADER