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except

/ɪkˈsɛpt/•verb

Except commonly means to prevent from being included or considered or accepted or object to.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 17

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

EPT

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “EXCEPT” Mean?

/ɪkˈsɛpt/

except has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

object to

“he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday”

Synonyms

demur

prevent from being included or considered or accepted

“The bad results were excluded from the report”

“Leave off the top piece”

Synonyms

exclude omit

Synonyms for EXCEPT

demur exclude omit

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word except with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

object to

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

E, X, C, E, P, T

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for except.

EXCEPT is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 17.

It starts with E and ends with T.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCADE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using except in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

EXCEPT can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

EXCEPT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

EXCEPT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

EXCEPT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside except.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCADE

CV Pattern

VCCVCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

EX, XC, CE, EP, PT

Trigrams

EXC, XCE, CEP, EPT

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for except.

EXCEPT is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with E and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.