exult

Verb

Verb Forms: exulted, exulting, exults

To show great joy or triumph.
feel extreme happiness or elation
to express great joy
- "Who cannot exult in Spring?"
To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).

Examples

After a game-winning bingo, it was hard not to exult over his Words With Friends opponent.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”).

Synonyms

be on cloud nine, exuberate, jubilate, jump for joy, rejoice, triumph, walk on air

Scrabble Score: 12

exult: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
exult: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exult: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

exult: valid Words With Friends Word