EXCUSE is validvalid

to apologize for [v EXCUSED, EXCUSES, EXCUSING] : EXCUSABLE [adj], EXCUSABLENESS [n], EXCUSABLY [adv], EXCUSER [n]

19,708 of 196,601 in NWL2023·also valid in CSW24

to free from blame or guilt [v EXCUSED, EXCUSING, EXCUSES]