Do very well

The answer

EXCEL

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EXCEL answer page.

Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• THRIVE (3 uses in xd)
• CLEANUP (1 uses in xd)
• EXCELAT (1 uses in xd)
• GOFAR (1 uses in xd)
• SHINE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for EXCEL

Every other clue in this collection answered by EXCEL, most used first.

• Shine - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Stand out - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Surpass - used 16 times, most recently in 2008
• Outdo. - used 13 times, most recently in 2003
• Do extremely well - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Do really well - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Microsoft spreadsheet program - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Perform very well - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Get all A's - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Spreadsheet program in Microsoft Office - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Spreadsheet software - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Very pale - ASHEN, used 69 times
• Very small - TEENY, used 68 times
• Very angry - IRATE, used 64 times
• "Well done!" - BRAVO, used 59 times
• Make very happy - ELATE, used 56 times
• Very, in music - ASSAI, used 52 times

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