EXCISE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. EXCISE 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 EXCISE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXCISE is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXCISE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXCISE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EXCISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250,853.
What stands out about EXCISE
- EXCISE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EXCISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To cut out or remove something, especially a section of text or part of the body.
Surgeons excise a growth, and editors excise a paragraph that does not belong. As a noun the same word names a tax on certain goods, and as a verb it can mean to levy that tax.
How EXCISE is used
Excise is a formal verb for precise removal.
- The surgeon will excise the tumour next week.
- The editor chose to excise the final chapter.
- Censors tried to excise every mention of the event.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXCISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXCISE
4 longer words begin with EXCISE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXCISE
Common questions about EXCISE
- Is EXCISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXCISE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXCISE worth?
- EXCISE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXCISE mean?
- To cut out or remove something, especially a section of text or part of the body.
- What letters can be added to EXCISE?
- EXCISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EXCISE:
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