Scrabble and Words with Friends

• EXCUSE is a valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• EXCUSE is a valid Words with Friends word worth 16 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• EXCUSE is a 6 letter word containing the letters c, e, e, s, u, x.

Definitions

• excuse

  noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
  he kept finding excuses to stay

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• excuse

  noun a note explaining an absence
  he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him

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• excuse

  noun a poor example
  a poor excuse for an automobile

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• excuse

  verb accept an excuse for
  Please excuse my dirty hands

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• excuse

  verb grant exemption or release to
  Please excuse me from this class

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• excuse

  verb serve as a reason or cause or justification of
  Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work

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• excuse

  verb defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

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• excuse

  verb ask for permission to be released from an engagement

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• excuse

  verb excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
  excuse someone's behavior

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• Lookup EXCUSE using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Synonyms

Words that sound like 'excuse'

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