escalation
noun
10 letters4 syllables12 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
An increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
“higher wages caused an escalation of prices”
“there was a gradual escalation of hostilities”
WORD FORMS
Related formescalate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinescalationway
Starts & ends withE … N
Syllableses · ca · la · tion
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