Escrow
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Money, property, or a legal document held by a neutral third party and released only when the agreed conditions of a contract are fulfilled.
“The solicitor advised placing the deposit in escrow until the survey results were confirmed.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈɛ.skrəʊ̯/
Syllables
es·crow
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Wordle
Starts ESC and ends in OW, with the CR cluster in the middle being a useful distinguishing feature
Scrabble
Worth 11 points with W scoring 4, a well-known legal term that is straightforward to place on the board
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