EXCAVATE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. EXCAVATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXCAVATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXCAVATE is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXCAVATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXCAVATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EXCAVATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXCAVATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXCAVATE
- EXCAVATE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EXCAVATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To dig out earth or material, either to make a hole or to uncover buried objects.
Builders excavate a site before laying foundations, while archaeologists excavate slowly with small tools to avoid damaging finds. The word also applies to hollowing out a shape, such as a tunnel.
How EXCAVATE is used
To excavate is used in construction, mining and archaeology.
- Workers will excavate the ground for a new cellar.
- The team hopes to excavate the old Roman villa next summer.
- Moles excavate long tunnels beneath the lawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXCAVATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXCAVATE
2 longer words begin with EXCAVATE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXCAVATE
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Common questions about EXCAVATE
- Is EXCAVATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXCAVATE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXCAVATE worth?
- EXCAVATE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXCAVATE mean?
- To dig out earth or material, either to make a hole or to uncover buried objects.
- What letters can be added to EXCAVATE?
- EXCAVATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EXCAVATE:
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