Is EXCISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXCISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXCISING mean?
Excising is a form of EXCISE.
- verb
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
“Please strike this remark from the record”
- noun
a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- verb
levy an excise tax on
- verb
remove by cutting
“The surgeon excised the tumor”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
8
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + C (3) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 EXCISING
EXCISING 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 EXCISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sexing14
- xenic14
- nixies13
- exing13
- nixes12
- nixie12
- nixe11
- nix10
- sex10
- six10
- xis10
- icings9
- ex9
- xi9
- incise8
- genic8
- icing8
- cines7
- since7
- cigs7
- genii6
- segni6
- sengi6
- singe6
- cine6
- ices6
- nice6
- sice6
- cig6
- nisei5
- egis5
- engs5
- gens5
- gien5
- gies5
- gins5
- negs5
- sign5
- sing5
- cis5
- ice5
- sec5
- sic5
- nisi4
- sine4
- eng4
- gen4
- gie4
- gin4
- gis4
- neg4
- seg4
- sig4
- ens3
- ins3
- sei3
- sen3
- sin3
- gi3
- en2
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