Dictionary Entry
excel
excel is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.
- 2transitive verb
To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.
- 3intransitive verb
To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics.
- 4verb
distinguish oneself
"She excelled in math"
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