Is EXCELSIORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXCELSIORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXCELSIORS mean?
Excelsiors is a form of EXCELSIOR.
- noun
thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + C (3) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for EXCELSIORS
EXCELSIORS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from EXCELSIORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- excelsior18
- exorcises18
- exorcise17
- coxless16
- excises16
- excels15
- excess15
- excise15
- scolex15
- exilers14
- lexises14
- silexes14
- xeroses14
- xerosis14
- coxes14
- excel14
- execs14
- xeric14
- exiler13
- exiles13
- ilexes13
- sexers13
- sexier13
- sixers13
- exec13
- oxic13
- exile12
- lexes12
- lexis12
- loxes12
- oxers12
- rexes12
- sexer12
- sexes12
- silex12
- sixer12
- sixes12
- cox12
- creolises11
- exes11
- ilex11
- oxer11
- oxes11
- coreless10
- creolise10
- sclerose10
- solecise10
- lex10
- lox10
- rex10
- sex10
- six10
- sox10
- xis10
- ceilers9
- cerises9
- closers9
- coilers9
- creoles9
- cresols9
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