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excite

/ɪkˈsaɪt/verb

Excite commonly means to arouse or elicit a feeling, cause to be agitated, excited, or roused, or act as a stimulant.

8 meanings6 lettersScrabble 15

Length

6

Scrabble

15

WWF

16

Starts

EX

Ends

ITE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “EXCITE” Mean?

/ɪkˈsaɪt/

excite has 8 documented senses across verb.

Verb

8 senses
1

arouse or elicit a feeling

2

act as a stimulant

The book stimulated her imagination

This play stimulates

Synonyms

3

stir feelings in

stimulate my appetite

excite the audience

stir emotions

4

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks

The bad news will excite him

The good news will excite her

5

to evoke sexual feelings

This movie usually arouses the male audience

The performance is likely to excite Sue

Synonyms

6

stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

These stories shook the community

the civil war shook the country

The performance is likely to excite Sue

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7

raise to a higher energy level

excite the atoms

8

produce a magnetic field in

excite the neurons

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

arouse or elicit a feeling

Length

6 letters

Starts With

E

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

E, X, C, I, T, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

e
x
c
i
t
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for excite.

EXCITE is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 15.
It starts with E and ends with E.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEA.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

EXCITE 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 excite.

Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

X

Letter Pattern

ABCDEA

CV Pattern

VCCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

EX, XC, CI, IT, TE

Trigrams

EXC, XCI, CIT, ITE

Crossword Intelligence

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

EXCITE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with E and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCCVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 15, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with E and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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