excite
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When excite helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
C E I T X
Two-Letter Start
EX
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- EX start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- excite is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, e, i, t, x plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EX start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
verb
To stir the emotions of.
"The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present."
verb
To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
"Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored."
verb
To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
"By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal."
verb
To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
"to excite a dynamo"