Can you import data from Excel or WORD directly into CiviCRM?
Yes! CiviCRM can import CSV files (Excel can save/export into that format).

For more information, see Importing Data into CiviCRM.

Please note this encouragement on that page:


  For more details on how to think about your data before importing into
  CiviCRM, please read the section on "Organizing your data", especially
  "Mapping your data into CiviCRM".