What does EXEMPT mean?

Pronunciation
/ɪgˈzɛmpt/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
17
Words With Friends score
19
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to“She exempted me from the exam”
  2. grant exemption or release to“Please excuse me from this class”

adjective

  1. (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject“a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process”
  2. (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation“the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

exempts18exempted20exempting21

Anagrams of EXEMPT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside EXEMPT

14 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

meet6 mete6teem6temp8 eme5met5pee5 pet5 tee3 em4 et2ex9 me4pe4

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Questions

Is EXEMPT a valid word in word games?

EXEMPT 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 EXEMPT worth?

EXEMPT is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 19 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from EXEMPT?

14 other words, including ME, MEET, MET and EX.