Is “Escapement” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
ESCAPEMENT
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Escapement

noun
  1. 1.The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wristwatch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration.

  2. 2.A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.

  3. 3.An escape or means of escape.