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Updated June 2026
An amount that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable; too much of something.
“The excess inventory was sold at a discount.”
/əkˈsɛs/
ex·cess
Has double S and double C with common vowels.
Worth 10 points; good use of double letters.
Shorter words formed from the letters in “excess”.
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