Excuses

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of excuse, meaning reasons or justifications offered to explain or defend a failure or questionable behaviour.

“He always had a string of excuses ready whenever a deadline was missed.”

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Synonyms

justificationspretextsreasonsexplanationsapologies

Antonyms

accusationsadmissionsconfessions

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Wordle

Starts with EX, ends in -USES, contains U and two E's, S already present

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Scrabble

X scores 8 points, very common word, the -S is included so no further hook there

Words Related to Excuses

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Change a single letter of “excuses” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

excises excused excuser

Words you can make from Excuses

Shorter words formed from the letters in “excuses”.

excess excuse essex execs exsec scuse secus sexes cees cess cues cuss ecus eses esse exec exes secs sees sues uses

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