ESCAPE — 6 letter word
escape
The word escape has 6 letters: E, S, C, A, P, E. It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Escape has 1 anagram: peaces. As a noun, it means "the act of escaping physically".
6 letter word "escape": E S C A P E — noun
Scrabble score: 10 Words With Friends score: 12
Letter analysis of escape
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
3 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of escape
noun
- the act of escaping physically "I made my escape from the mental hospital." Synonyms: flight
- a means or way of getting out of a situation or physical restraints "The escape from the forest was hard work."
- an avoidance of danger or difficulty "that was a narrow escape"
- an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy "Romantic novels are my escape from the stress of daily life." Synonyms: escapism
- nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do Synonyms: evasion
- a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler) Synonyms: safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock
- the discharge of a fluid from some container "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe" Synonyms: leak, leakage, outflow
- a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
verb
- issue or leak, as from a small opening "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
- fail to experience Synonyms: miss
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences Synonyms: get off, get away, get by, get out
- run away from confinement "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" Synonyms: break loose, get away
- flee Synonyms: lam, run, scat, run away, hightail it
- remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion "We escaped to our summer house for a few days" Synonyms: get away
- be incomprehensible to "escape understanding by" Synonyms: elude
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