EXCESS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. EXCESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXCESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXCESS is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXCESS
No single letter turns EXCESS into another word.
How EXCESS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EXCESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,505 thousand.
What does EXCESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
An amount that is more than is needed, allowed or wise.
Excess can describe a surplus of goods or a lack of restraint in eating, spending or drinking. In insurance, it is the first part of a claim that the policyholder pays personally.
How EXCESS is used
Excess often appears in the phrase in excess of, meaning above a given level.
- Pour away any excess of liquid.
- The excess on my car insurance is two hundred pounds.
- He lived a life of excess.
- Cut off the excess paper along the edge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXCESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXCESS
7 longer words begin with EXCESS.
Shorter words from the letters in EXCESS
Common questions about EXCESS
- Is EXCESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXCESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXCESS worth?
- EXCESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXCESS mean?
- An amount that is more than is needed, allowed or wise.
- What letters can be added to EXCESS?
- No single letter can be added to EXCESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EXCESS:
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