EXCAVATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. EXCAVATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXCAVATOR?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXCAVATOR is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXCAVATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
excavatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXCAVATOR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EXCAVATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXCAVATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXCAVATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large machine for digging and moving earth, or a person who digs at an archaeological site.
On a building site an excavator is a heavy machine with a long arm and bucket. In archaeology, the same word names the careful person who uncovers buried remains with trowels and brushes.
How EXCAVATOR is used
Excavator refers to a digging machine in construction and to a digger in archaeology.
- The excavator scooped the soil into a waiting truck.
- The lead excavator carefully brushed the dirt from the ancient pot.
- A yellow excavator was clearing the ground for the new road.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXCAVATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXCAVATOR
1 longer words begin with EXCAVATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in EXCAVATOR
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Common questions about EXCAVATOR
- Is EXCAVATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXCAVATOR, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXCAVATOR worth?
- EXCAVATOR is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXCAVATOR mean?
- A large machine for digging and moving earth, or a person who digs at an archaeological site.
- What letters can be added to EXCAVATOR?
- EXCAVATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EXCAVATOR:
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