Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. When a clue points to EXC starts, alternate vowel patterns and common blends after the prefix. For example: excavated, excavates, excavator.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| excavated | 9 | 4 | |
| excavates | 9 | 4 | |
| excavator | 9 | 4 | |
| exceeders | 9 | 3 | |
| exceeding | 9 | 3 | |
| excellent | 9 | 3 | |
| excelling | 9 | 3 | |
| excelsior | 9 | 3 | |
| excepting | 9 | 3 | |
| exception | 9 | 3 | |
| exceptive | 9 | 3 | |
| excerpted | 9 | 3 | |
| excerpter | 9 | 3 | |
| excerptor | 9 | 3 | |
| excessing | 9 | 3 | |
| excessive | 9 | 3 | |
| exchanged | 9 | 3 | |
| exchanger | 9 | 3 | |
| exchanges | 9 | 3 | |
| exchequer | 9 | 3 | |
| excipient | 9 | 3 | |
| excisable | 9 | 3 | |
| exciseman | 9 | 4 | |
| excisemen | 9 | 4 | |
| excisions | 9 | 3 | |
| excitable | 9 | 3 | |
| excitants | 9 | 3 | |
| excitedly | 9 | 4 | |
| excitonic | 9 | 4 | |
| exclaimed | 9 | 3 | |
| exclaimer | 9 | 3 | |
| excluders | 9 | 3 | |
| excluding | 9 | 3 | |
| exclusion | 9 | 3 | |
| exclusive | 9 | 3 | |
| excoriate | 9 | 3 | |
| excrement | 9 | 3 | |
| excreters | 9 | 3 | |
| excreting | 9 | 3 | |
| excretion | 9 | 3 | |
| excretory | 9 | 4 | |
| exculpate | 9 | 3 | |
| excurrent | 9 | 3 | |
| excursion | 9 | 3 | |
| excursive | 9 | 3 | |
| excusable | 9 | 3 | |
| excusably | 9 | 4 |
Are EXC-starting words common?
EXC is a frequent start; probing vowel swaps after EXC quickly narrows options.
Is this list good for crosswords?
Yes—filter by length mentally and scan definitions when available.