excuse


Meanings

  • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.;
    • "he kept finding excuses to stay"
  • a note explaining an absence;
    • "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"
  • a poor example;
    • "a poor excuse for an automobile"
  • accept an excuse for;
    • "Please excuse my dirty hands"
  • grant exemption or release to;
    • "Please excuse me from this class"
  • serve as a reason or cause or justification of;
    • "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"
  • defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning;
  • ask for permission to be released from an engagement
  • excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with;
    • "excuse someone's behavior"
  • EXCUSE v -CUSED, -CUSING, -CUSES to apologize for


Scrabble Score: 15

excuse is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

excuse is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

excuse is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 17

excuse is a valid Words With Friends word