EXCURSUS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EXCURSUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXCURSUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXCURSUS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXCURSUS
No single letter turns EXCURSUS into another word.
How EXCURSUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EXCURSUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXCURSUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXCURSUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A detailed discussion of one point, added at the end of a book or chapter, or a digression from the main subject.
An excursus lets an author go deeper on a side issue without breaking the main argument. Scholarly editions often print it in an appendix so that readers can skip it.
How EXCURSUS is used
Used in academic writing and literary criticism.
- The author added a long excursus on the history of the word.
- A short excursus explains the translation choices.
- She apologised for the excursus and returned to her main point.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXCURSUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXCURSUS
1 longer words begin with EXCURSUS.
Shorter words from the letters in EXCURSUS
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Common questions about EXCURSUS
- Is EXCURSUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXCURSUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXCURSUS worth?
- EXCURSUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXCURSUS mean?
- A detailed discussion of one point, added at the end of a book or chapter, or a digression from the main subject.
- What letters can be added to EXCURSUS?
- No single letter can be added to EXCURSUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EXCURSUS:
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