excess: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 15 letter points · starts with E · ends with S
Meaning of excess
noun
- countable, uncountable
The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
Example: The excess of heavy water was given away to the neighbouring country.
- countable, uncountable
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
Example: The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.
- countable, uncountable
An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
- countable, uncountable
Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
Listed forms: excesses.
Source: Wiktionary — excess.
adj
- not-comparable
More than is normal, necessary or specified.
Source: Wiktionary — excess.
verb
- US, transitive
To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.
Listed forms: excesses, excessing, excessed.
Source: Wiktionary — excess.
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 excess.
adjective
more than is needed, desired, or required
noun
a quantity much larger than is needed
noun
immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- excessiveness
- inordinateness
noun
the state of being more than full
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is excess in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of excess
E(1) + X(8) + C(3) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) = 15 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 excess
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 excess
15 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in excess. Showing up to 24, longest first.