except: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 17 letter points · starts with E · ends with T
Meaning of except
verb
- transitive
To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
Example: I find most people annoying — present company excepted, of course!
- intransitive
To take exception, to object (to or against).
Example: to except to a witness or his testimony
Listed forms: excepts, excepting, excepted, excepte.
Source: Wiktionary — except.
prep
Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
Example: There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.
Listed forms: excepte.
Source: Wiktionary — except.
conj
Used to introduce a clause, phrase, verb infinitive, adverb or other non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
Example: You look a bit like my sister, except (that) she has longer hair.
- informal
Loosely, used to introduce a contrastive statement explaining why something wasn't successful, didn't happen, etc.
Example: They fired tear gas at us, except the wind was blowing the wrong way.
- archaic
Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
Listed forms: excepte.
Source: Wiktionary — except.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for except.
verb
object to
verb
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is except in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of except
E(1) + X(8) + C(3) + E(1) + P(3) + T(1) = 17 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of except
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from except
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in except. Showing up to 24, longest first.