What It Scores
EXCEL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud. The letters break down as E1 X8 C3 E1 L1.
Words Made From The Letters In EXCEL
9 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (1)
3 letter words (5)
2 letter words (3)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.