There are 35 words hidden in the letters of EXCELLENT, from 7 two-letter words up to EXCELLENT (9 letters). For points, EXCELLENT is best at 18.
No other single word uses all 9 letters of EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT has 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants, worth 18 points before any board bonuses.
9-letter words 1
5-letter words 3
elect7excel14telex12
4-letter words 12
cell6celt6cent6cete6exec13leet4lent4next11teel4teen4tele4tell4
3-letter words 12
cee5cel5eel3ell3lee3let3lex10nee3net3tee3tel3ten3
2-letter words 7
el2en2et2ex9ln2lx9ne2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.