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Excert or excerpt?

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Correct spelling: excerpt. Misspelling: excert.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

It keeps the C after the X: ex-CERPT.

Why people write “excert”

The misspelling “excert” is only one letter off: it leaves out the P.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make excerpt automatic.

What does “excerpt” mean?

excerpt noun

  1. a passage selected from a larger work

    “he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”

    Synonyms:excerptionextractselection

excerpt verb

  1. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

    Synonyms:extract

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Excerpt” in a sentence

  • Read an excerpt from the novel.
  • He presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings.

Is “excerpt” a playable word?

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18 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“excert” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from EXCERPT.

Excerpt: quick answers

Is it excert or excerpt?
The correct spelling is excerpt. “excert” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell excerpt?
It keeps the C after the X: ex-CERPT.
What does excerpt mean?
Excerpt means: a passage selected from a larger work.