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Excavates
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About 3 syllables
verb · 9 letters · Common · third-person singular form of excavate
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does excavates mean?
verb
recover through digging
“Schliemann excavated Troy”
Synonymsunearth
find by digging in the ground
“I dug up an old box in the garden”
Synonymsdig upturn up
form by hollowing
“Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team”
remove the inner part or the core of
“the mining company wants to excavate the hillside”
Definitions shown for excavate, the base form of excavates.
Is EXCAVATES a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) | Yes |
| Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) | Yes |
| Words With Friends (ENABLE) | Yes |
| Wordle (guess list) | No |
How many points is EXCAVATES worth?
Scrabble
21 ptsWords With Friends
23 ptsWordfeud
22 ptsNYT Crossplay
23 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in EXCAVATES
Best shorter words top 30 of 148
excavate 20exactas 16exacta 15exacts 15exsect 15vexes 15exact 14execs 14vext 14exeats 13exec 13vex 13caveats 12exeat 12taxes 12texas 12texes 12vacates 12axes 11caveat 11exes 11saxe 11sext 11taxa 11vacate 11axe 10cavas 10caves 10sax 10sex 10
See all 148 words made from EXCAVATES Words that end like EXCAVATES
Common words that share the ending -ATES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.
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All words ending in -ATES Excavates: quick answers
Is EXCAVATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. EXCAVATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.
How many points is EXCAVATES worth?
EXCAVATES scores 21 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 22 in Wordfeud and 23 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does excavates mean?
excavates is the third-person singular form of excavate, which means “recover through digging”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in EXCAVATES?
You can make 148 shorter words from EXCAVATES, such as EXCAVATE, EXACTAS, EXACTA, EXACTS. See the full list.