Definitions for excel

excel ex·cel

Spelling: [ik-sel]
IPA: /ɪkˈsɛl/

Excel is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 28 anagrams from letters in excel (ceelx).

Definitions for excel

verb (used with object)

  1. to surpass; be superior to; outdo:

verb (used without object)

  1. to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well:

Origin of excel

1400-50; late Middle English excellen Latin excellere, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -cellere to rise high, tower (akin to celsus high)

Examples for excel

In her own way, Woodley is inspiring young women to succeed and excel.

That is, he could work wonders like the fairies and excel the doctors in curing diseases.

One of her deputy chiefs of staff keeps track of the tracker, an excel spreadsheet, she says.

But, in spite of these ordinary defects, he was fond of his work and wishful to excel in it.

Can it be exported to excel, or a comma-separated file, for instance?

They do not hope to excel the Greeks, but are content to remain their pupils.

All his promotion had come from trying to excel in his routine work.

It made my journey a longer one, but I really wanted to excel in the theater.

Thus is excited among those so brought together a spirit of competition, and a desire in their turn to excel.

Life seemed to have little meaning; a need to excel was almost gone.

Word Value for excel
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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