esprit de l'escalier
NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH E
esprit de l'escalier is a valid 20-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1S1P3R1I1T1D2E1L1'0E1S1C3A1L1I1E1R1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does esprit de l'escalier mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A witty remark that occurs to you too late.
BROADER