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Is escalator a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word escalator is a Scrabble US word. The word escalator is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is escalator a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word escalator is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

E1S1C3A1L1A1T1O1R1

Is escalator a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word escalator is a Words With Friends word. The word escalator is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

ESCALATOR,

8-letter words (5 found)

ACEROLAS,CATALOES,CROTALES,LOCATERS,SECTORAL,

7-letter words (46 found)

ACATERS,ACEROLA,ACETALS,AEROSAT,ALASTOR,ALECOST,AREOLAS,CARATES,CARLOTS,CARTELS,CASTRAL,CATALOS,CLARETS,CLAROES,COALERS,COASTAL,COASTER,COATERS,COLTERS,CORSLET,COSTREL,CRESTAL,CROTALA,CROTALE,CROTALS,ESCOLAR,LACTASE,LACTOSE,LECTORS,LOCATER,LOCATES,OESTRAL,OLESTRA,ORACLES,OSTRACA,RECOALS,RECOATS,ROSACEA,SCALARE,SCARLET,SCATOLE,SCROTAL,SOLACER,TALCOSE,TARCELS,TARSEAL,

6-letter words (123 found)

ACATER,ACATES,ACETAL,ACTORS,ALATES,ALERTS,ALTARS,ALTERS,AORTAE,AORTAL,AORTAS,ARECAS,AREOLA,ARTELS,ASTARE,ASTRAL,CAESAR,CALESA,CARATE,CARATS,CARETS,CARLES,CARLOT,CAROLS,CARTAS,CARTEL,CARTES,CASTER,CASTLE,CASTOR,CATALO,CATERS,CEORLS,CLARET,CLAROS,CLARTS,CLEARS,CLEATS,CLOSER,CLOSET,CLOTES,COALAS,COALER,COARSE,COATER,COATES,COLTER,CORALS,CORSET,COSTAE,COSTAL,COSTAR,COSTER,CRAALS,CRATES,CRESOL,CRESTA,CROTAL,ECLATS,ESCORT,ESCROL,ESTRAL,LACERS,LACETS,LASCAR,LASTER,LECTOR,LOCATE,LORATE,OATERS,OCREAS,OCTALS,ORACLE,ORATES,OSETRA,OSTEAL,OSTLER,RASCAL,RATALS,RATELS,REACTS,REALOS,REATAS,RECALS,RECAST,RECOAL,RECOAT,RECTAL,RECTOS,RELATA,ROATES,ROSACE,ROSEAL,SACRAL,SALTER,SCALAE,SCALAR,SCALER,SCLATE,SCLERA,SCOTER,SCROTA,SCROTE,SEARAT,SECTOR,SLATER,SOLACE,SOLATE,SOLERA,SORTAL,STALER,STELAR,STEROL,TALARS,TALERS,TARCEL,TAROCS,TARSAL,TARSEL,TELCOS,TOLARS,TORSEL,TRACES,

5-letter words (200 found)

ACERS,ACETA,ACRES,ACROS,ACTOR,AEROS,ALATE,ALCOS,ALECS,ALERT,ALOES,ALTAR,ALTER,ALTOS,AORTA,ARCOS,AREAL,AREAS,ARECA,ARETS,ARLES,AROSE,ARTAL,ARTEL,ASCOT,ASTER,ATLAS,ATOCS,CALOS,CARAT,CARES,CARET,CARLE,CARLS,CAROL,CARSE,CARTA,CARTE,CARTS,CASTE,CATER,CATES,CELTS,CEORL,CEROS,CERTS,CESTA,CLAES,CLARO,CLART,CLAST,CLATS,CLEAR,CLEAT,CLOSE,CLOTE,CLOTS,COALA,COALS,COAST,COATE,COATS,COLAS,COLES,COLTS,CORAL,CORES,CORSE,COSET,COSTA,COSTE,COTES,CRAAL,CRATE,CREST,CROST,EARLS,EARST,ECLAT,EORLS,ESCAR,ESCOT,ESTOC,ESTRO,LACER,LACES,LACET,LAERS,LARES,LASER,LATER,LEARS,LEAST,LEATS,LOAST,LORES,LOSER,LOTAS,LOTES,LOTSA,OATER,OCREA,OCTAL,OCTAS,ORALS,ORATE,ORCAS,ORLES,OSCAR,RACES,RALES,RASTA,RATAL,RATAS,RATEL,RATES,RATOS,REACT,REALO,REALS,REAST,REATA,RECAL,RECTA,RECTO,RESAT,RESTO,ROAST,ROATE,ROLES,ROSET,ROTAL,ROTAS,ROTES,ROTLS,SACRA,SALAT,SALET,SALTO,SAOLA,SCALA,SCALE,SCARE,SCART,SCEAT,SCORE,SCRAE,SCRAT,SERAC,SERAL,SETAL,SLART,SLATE,SOARE,SOCLE,SOLAR,SOLER,SORAL,SOREL,SORTA,STALE,STARE,STEAL,STEAR,STELA,STOAE,STOLE,STORE,STRAE,TAALS,TACES,TACOS,TAELS,TALAR,TALAS,TALCS,TALEA,TALER,TALES,TARAS,TARES,TAROC,TAROS,TASAR,TASER,TEALS,TEARS,TELCO,TELOS,TERAS,TESLA,TOEAS,TOLAR,TOLAS,TOLES,TORAS,TORCS,TORES,TORSE,TRACE,

4-letter words (190 found)

AALS,ACER,ACES,ACRE,ACRO,ACTA,ACTS,AERO,AESC,ALAE,ALAR,ALAS,ALCO,ALEC,ALES,ALOE,ALSO,ALTO,ALTS,ARCO,ARCS,AREA,ARES,ARET,ARLE,ARSE,ARTS,ASAR,ASEA,ATES,ATOC,CAAS,CALO,CALS,CARE,CARL,CARS,CART,CASA,CASE,CAST,CATE,CATS,CEAS,CELS,CELT,CERO,CERT,CLAT,CLOT,COAL,COAT,COLA,COLE,COLS,COLT,CORE,CORS,COSE,COST,COTE,COTS,EARL,EARS,EAST,EATS,ECOS,ELTS,EORL,ERAS,EROS,ERST,ETAS,LACE,LACS,LAER,LARE,LARS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATS,LEAR,LEAS,LEAT,LEST,LETS,LOCA,LORE,LOSE,LOST,LOTA,LOTE,LOTS,OARS,OAST,OATS,OCAS,OCTA,OLEA,OLES,ORAL,ORCA,ORCS,ORES,ORLE,ORTS,OSAR,RACA,RACE,RALE,RASE,RAST,RATA,RATE,RATO,RATS,REAL,RECS,REOS,REST,RETS,ROCS,ROES,ROLE,ROSE,ROST,ROTA,ROTE,ROTL,ROTS,SALE,SALT,SATE,SCAR,SCAT,SCOT,SEAL,SEAR,SEAT,SECO,SECT,SERA,SETA,SLAE,SLAT,SLOE,SLOT,SOAR,SOCA,SOLA,SOLE,SORA,SORE,SORT,STAR,STOA,TAAL,TACE,TACO,TAEL,TAES,TALA,TALC,TALE,TAOS,TARA,TARE,TARO,TARS,TASE,TEAL,TEAR,TEAS,TECS,TELA,TELS,TOCS,TOEA,TOES,TOLA,TOLE,TORA,TORC,TORE,TORS,TOSA,TOSE,TRES,TSAR,

3-letter words (87 found)

AAL,AAS,ACE,ACT,ALA,ALE,ALS,ALT,ARC,ARE,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,CAA,CAL,CAR,CAT,CEL,COL,COR,COS,COT,EAR,EAS,EAT,ECO,ELS,ELT,ERA,ERS,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,SOT,TAE,TAO,TAR,TAS,TEA,TEC,TEL,TES,TOC,TOE,TOR,

2-letter words (22 found)

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

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 675 words from escalator according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of escalator

escalator

Etymology

From the former trademark Escalator, created by American inventor Charles Seeberger in 1900, from Latin e (“from, out of”) + scala (“ladder”) + -tor, which forms nouns of agency. See the appendix. Broader usage may be influenced by escalate. For an alternative etymology, see the Online Etymology Dictionary.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tə/
  • (US) enPR: esʹkə-lā-tər, IPA(key): /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/
  • Hyphenation: es‧ca‧la‧tor
  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

escalator (plural escalators)

  1. Anything that escalates.
  2. A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
    There is a plastic molly-guard covering the escalator's shutdown button to prevent little kids from pushing it and stopping the escalator.
  3. An upward or progressive course.
  4. An escalator clause.
    They agreed to a cost-of-living escalator.

Derived terms

  • escalator barrel
  • escalator clause
  • escalator school

Related terms

  • escalate

Translations

Verb

escalator (third-person singular simple present escalators, present participle escalatoring, simple past and past participle escalatored)

  1. (intransitive, informal) To move by escalator.
    Synonym: (rare) escalate

See also

  • movator
  • moving pavement, moving sidewalk
  • moving ramp
  • moving walkway
  • stairway
  • step
  • travelator

References

Further reading

  • escalator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Category:escalators on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • acetarsol, crotalase

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English. Genericized trademark.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.ka.la.tɔʁ/

Noun

escalator m (plural escalators)

  1. escalator
    Synonyms: escalier roulant, escalier mécanique

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French escalator.

Noun

escalator n (plural escalatoare)

  1. escalator

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org