excitement vs joy

excitement and joy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excitement	Yes	No	No	No
joy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, joy is a hypernym of excitement; that is, joy is a word with a broader meaning than excitement:

Other hypernyms of excitement include joyfulness, joyousness.

excitement (noun)	joy (noun)
something that agitates and arouses	something or someone that provides a source of happiness
disturbance usually in protest	the emotion of great happiness
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

excitement (verb)	joy (verb)
	feel happiness or joy
	make glad or happy