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excuses

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Is excuses a Scrabble word?

Yes, excuses is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 16 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of excuses?

Definition

noun (English)

1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.Examples: "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"Synonyms: alibi, exculpation, excuse, self-justification

2. a note explaining an absenceExamples: "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"Synonyms: excuse

3. a poor exampleExamples: "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"Synonyms: apology, excuse

verb (English)

1. accept an excuse forExamples: "Please excuse my dirty hands"Synonyms: excuse, pardon

2. grant exemption or release toExamples: "Please excuse me from this class"Synonyms: excuse, exempt, let off, relieve

3. serve as a reason or cause or justification ofExamples: "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"Synonyms: excuse, explain

4. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoningExamples: "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"Synonyms: apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize

5. ask for permission to be released from an engagementSynonyms: beg off, excuse

6. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient withExamples: "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"Synonyms: condone, excuse

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "excuses"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "excuses"?

Scrabble
16 points
E1
X8
C3
U1
S1
E1
S1
Words With Friends
18 points
E1
X8
C4
U2
S1
E1
S1

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