Is EXCAVATE a word?
EXCAVATE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 43 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, EXCAVATE is a valid word.
What does excavate mean?
verb: recover through digging.
“Schliemann excavated Troy”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
EXCAVATE: word details
- Pronunciation: EHKS-kuh-vayt (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 22 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside excavate
Words you can make from the letters of excavate.
Solve a whole rack, not just EXCAVATE
EXCAVATE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does EXCAVATE mean?
EXCAVATE is a verb. It means: recover through digging.
Is EXCAVATE a valid word?
Yes, EXCAVATE is a valid word. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.