Escapes
7 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of escape, meaning to break free from or successfully avoid confinement, danger, or an undesirable situation.
“Somehow the suspect escapes detection every time the police close in on his location.”
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Wordle
E-S-C-A-P-E-S has the SC cluster early and CAPE embedded in the middle as a recognisable sub-word
Scrabble
Worth 11 points, the C and P add value and the word places cleanly with its balanced structure
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