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Excuses

Q: What does excuses mean?

excuses is the plural and third-person singular form of excuse, which means “a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of excuse

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does excuses mean?

noun

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
“he kept finding excuses to stay”
Synonymsalibi exculpation
a note explaining an absence
“he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him”
a poor example
“it was an apology for a meal”
Synonymsapology

verb

accept an excuse for
“Please excuse my dirty hands”
Synonymspardon
grant exemption or release to
“Please excuse me from this class”
Synonymsrelievelet offexempt
serve as a reason or cause or justification of
“Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work”
Synonymsexplain
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
“rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior”
Synonymsapologize apologise rationalize rationalise
ask for permission to be released from an engagement
Synonymsbeg off
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
“excuse someone's behavior”
Synonymscondone

Definitions shown for excuse, the base form of excuses.

Is EXCUSES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is EXCUSES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts

e ₁x ₈c ₃u ₁s ₁e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

18 pts

e ₁x ₈c ₄u ₂s ₁e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

18 pts

e ₁x ₈c ₄u ₂s ₁e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

17 pts

e ₁x ₈c ₃u ₂s ₁e ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in EXCUSES

Best shorter words top 30 of 35

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See all 35 words made from EXCUSES

Words that end like EXCUSES

Common words that share the ending -USES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -USES

Excuses: quick answers

Is EXCUSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. EXCUSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.

How many points is EXCUSES worth?

EXCUSES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does excuses mean?

excuses is the plural and third-person singular form of excuse, which means “a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in EXCUSES?

You can make 35 shorter words from EXCUSES, such as EXCESS, EXCUSE, EXECS, EXEC. See the full list.