exception: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 20 letter points · starts with E · ends with N
Meaning of exception
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
Example: the exception of a rule
- countable, uncountable
That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
Example: That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.
- countable, uncountable
An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
- countable, uncountable
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.
Listed forms: exceptions.
Source: Wiktionary — exception.
verb
- informal, intransitive, rare
To throw an exception.
Listed forms: exceptions, exceptioning, exceptioned.
Source: Wiktionary — exception.
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 exception.
noun
a deliberate act of omission
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is exception in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of exception
E(1) + X(8) + C(3) + E(1) + P(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 20 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 exception
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from exception
140 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in exception. Showing up to 24, longest first.