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EXCESS

6 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What EXCESS Means

  1. noun: a quantity much larger than is needed
  2. noun: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
  3. adjective: more than is needed, desired, or required“trying to lose excess weight”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

EXCESS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as E1 X8 C3 E1 S1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In EXCESS

19 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

5 letter words (3)

4 letter words (9)

3 letter words (4)

2 letter words (3)

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