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Is excelsior a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word excelsior is a Scrabble US word. The word excelsior is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is excelsior a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word excelsior is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

E1X8C3E1L1S1I1O1R1

Is excelsior a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word excelsior is a Words With Friends word. The word excelsior is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

EXCELSIOR,

8-letter words (2 found)

CREOLISE,EXORCISE,

7-letter words (7 found)

CEILERS,COILERS,CREOLES,EXILERS,LOERIES,RECLOSE,RECOILS,

6-letter words (39 found)

CEILER,CEORLS,CERISE,CLOSER,COILER,COLIES,CORIES,COSIER,COXIER,CREELS,CREOLE,CRESOL,ECLOSE,ESCROL,EXCELS,EXCISE,EXILER,EXILES,ILEXES,ISOLEX,LOCIES,LOERIE,LORICS,LORIES,OILERS,OREXIS,ORIELS,RECOIL,RELICS,RELIES,REOILS,RESILE,RESOLE,SCLERE,SCOLEX,SEXIER,SIECLE,SLICER,SOIREE,

5-letter words (81 found)

CEILS,CEORL,CERES,CEROS,CIELS,CIRES,CIRLS,CLIES,CLOSE,COILS,COIRS,COLES,CORES,CORSE,COSIE,COXES,CREEL,CREES,CRIES,CRIOS,CRISE,EISEL,EORLS,ERICS,EROSE,ESILE,EXCEL,EXECS,EXIES,EXILE,ICERS,LEERS,LEIRS,LERES,LEXES,LEXIS,LIERS,LOCIE,LOCIS,LOIRS,LORES,LORIC,LORIS,LOSER,LOXES,OILER,OLEIC,ORIEL,ORLES,OSIER,OXERS,OXIES,REELS,RELIC,RELIE,REOIL,REXES,RICES,RIELS,RILES,ROILS,ROLES,SCORE,SCREE,SERIC,SEXER,SILER,SILEX,SIREE,SIROC,SIXER,SLEER,SLICE,SLIER,SOCLE,SOLEI,SOLER,SOREE,SOREL,SOREX,XERIC,

4-letter words (84 found)

CEES,CEIL,CELS,CERE,CERO,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,COIL,COIR,COLE,COLS,CORE,CORS,COSE,CREE,CRIS,ECOS,EELS,ELSE,EORL,ERES,ERIC,EROS,EXEC,EXES,ICER,ICES,ILEX,IRES,ISLE,LEER,LEES,LEIR,LEIS,LERE,LICE,LIER,LIES,LIRE,LOCI,LOIR,LORE,LOSE,OILS,OLES,ORCS,ORES,ORLE,OXER,OXES,OXIC,RECS,REEL,REES,REIS,REOS,RICE,RIEL,RILE,RISE,ROCS,ROES,ROIL,ROLE,ROSE,SECO,SEEL,SEER,SEIL,SEIR,SELE,SERE,SICE,SILE,SILO,SIRE,SLEE,SLOE,SOIL,SOLE,SOLI,SORE,SORI,

3-letter words (56 found)

CEE,CEL,CIS,COL,COR,COS,COX,ECO,EEL,ELS,ERE,ERS,EXO,ICE,IOS,IRE,ISO,LEE,LEI,LES,LEX,LIE,LIS,LOR,LOS,LOX,OES,OIL,OIS,OLE,ORC,ORE,ORS,OSE,REC,REE,REI,REO,RES,REX,ROC,ROE,SEC,SEE,SEI,SEL,SER,SEX,SIC,SIR,SIX,SOC,SOL,SOX,SRI,XIS,

2-letter words (18 found)

EE,EL,ER,ES,EX,IO,IS,LI,LO,OE,OI,OR,OS,OX,RE,SI,SO,XI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 289 words from excelsior according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of excelsior

excelsior

Etymology

From Latin excelsior, comparative of excelsus (“high”). The name of the stuffing material was originally a trademark.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɔː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɚ/, /ɪk-/

Adjective

excelsior (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Loftier, yet higher, more elevated; ever upward.
  2. More surpassing, more excelling.

Interjection

excelsior

  1. A greeting, farewell or acclamation, especially associated with comic book fandom and famous comic book writer Stan Lee.

Noun

excelsior (uncountable)

  2. (US printing, dated) The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point.
    Synonym: (UK) minikin
  1. (Canada, US) Stuffing material (as for furniture and mattresses) made of slender, curled woodshavings, as a substitute for hair.
    Synonym: wood wool

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Further reading

  • “excelsior”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Latin

Etymology

excelsus (“elevated”, “lofty”) +‎ -ior (suffix forming adjectives’ comparative degrees)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ekˈskel.si.or/, [ɛkˈs̠kɛɫ̪s̠iɔr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈʃel.si.or/, [ekˈʃɛlsior]

Adjective

excelsior (neuter excelsius); third declension

  1. comparative degree of excelsus

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.


Source: wiktionary.org