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Escaping

e 1s 1c 3a 1p 3i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · present participle of escape

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does escaping mean?

verb

  1. run away from confinement

    “The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison”

    Synonymsget awaybreak loose

  2. fail to experience

    “Fortunately, I missed the hurricane”

    Synonymsmiss

  3. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

    “She gets away with murder!”

    Synonymsget offget awayget byget out

  4. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

    “What you are seeing in him eludes me”

    Synonymselude

  5. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

    “We escaped to our summer house for a few days”

    Synonymsget away

  6. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

    “If you see this man, run!”

    Synonymsscatrunscarperturn taillam

Definitions shown for escape, the base form of escaping.

Is ESCAPING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ESCAPING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
e 1s 1c 3a 1p 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
e 1s 1c 4a 1p 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
e 1s 1c 4a 1p 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
e 1s 1c 3a 1p 3i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ESCAPING

Words that end like ESCAPING

Common words that share the ending -APING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

landscapingshapingscrapingdrapinggapingtapingapingvideotaping
All words ending in -APING

Escaping: quick answers

Is ESCAPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ESCAPING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ESCAPING worth?
ESCAPING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does escaping mean?
escaping is the present participle of escape, which means “run away from confinement”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ESCAPING?
You can make 299 shorter words from ESCAPING, such as PEACING, SCAPING, SPACING, CAPING. See the full list.