escalate
/ɛskə,leɪt/
verb
8 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
VERB
1
Increase in extent or intensity.
“The Allies escalated the bombing”
WORD FORMS
Related formescalation
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinescalateway
Starts & ends withE … E
Syllableses · ca · late
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