exclusive: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 21 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of exclusive
adj
- literally
Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
- figuratively
Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only.
A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
Example: Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
Exclusionary.
Source: Wiktionary — exclusive.
noun
Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
Example: The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature.
A member of a group who excludes others from their society.
A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.
Listed forms: exclusives.
Source: Wiktionary — exclusive.
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 exclusive.
adjective
not divided or shared with others
adjective
not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
noun
a news report that is reported first by one news organization
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is exclusive in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of exclusive
E(1) + X(8) + C(3) + L(1) + U(1) + S(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 21 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 exclusive
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 exclusive
100 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in exclusive. Showing up to 24, longest first.