Escaped

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of escape, meaning broke free from or got away from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.

“Three prisoners escaped from the high-security facility during the early hours of the morning.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɪˈskeɪpt/

Syllables

es·caped

Related Words

Synonyms

loose

Antonyms

capturedapprehendedimprisoned

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

E-S-C-A-P-E-D has the common SC cluster and contains CAPE and CAPED as embedded sub-words

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, the C and P add considerable tile value and the word fits many board configurations

Words Related to Escaped

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “escaped” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

escapee escapes

Words you can make from Escaped

Shorter words formed from the letters in “escaped”.

ceased escape peaced peaces scaped spaced adeep adeps aedes cadee cades caped capes cased cease cedes cepes daces decap deeps depas eased espec paced

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