excite: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 15 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of excite
verb
- transitive
To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
Example: The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.
- transitive
To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
Example: Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.
- transitive
To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
Example: By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.
To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
Example: to excite a dynamo
Listed forms: excites, exciting, excited, glossary, excitest.
Source: Wiktionary — excite.
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 excite.
verb
act as a stimulant
verb
stir feelings in
verb
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
verb
to evoke sexual feelings
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is excite in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of excite
E(1) + X(8) + C(3) + I(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of excite
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from excite
17 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in excite. Showing up to 24, longest first.