What does EXCUSE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ɪksˈkjus/
- Letters
- 6
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Words With Friends score
- 17
- How common
- Common
Meaning
verb
- accept an excuse for“Please excuse my dirty hands”
- grant exemption or release to“Please excuse me from this class”
- serve as a reason or cause or justification of“Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work”
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning“rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior”
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with“excuse someone's behavior”
noun
- a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.“he kept finding excuses to stay”
- a note explaining an absence“he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
excuses16excusing18
Anagrams of EXCUSE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside EXCUSE
17 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is EXCUSE a valid word in word games?
EXCUSE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is EXCUSE worth?
EXCUSE is worth 15 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from EXCUSE?
17 other words, including SEE, US, USE and EX.