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Excavating
e 1x 8c 3a 1v 4a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2
About 4 syllables
verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of excavate
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does excavating 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 excavating.
Is EXCAVATING 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 EXCAVATING worth?
Scrabble
23 ptsWords With Friends
27 ptsWordfeud
25 ptsNYT Crossplay
27 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in EXCAVATING
Best shorter words top 30 of 268
exacting 18vexing 17inexact 16ataxic 15axenic 15caveating 15exacta 15vitex 15vixen 15exact 14taxing 14vacating 14vext 14xenic 14axing 13cavatine 13exing 13veganic 13vex 13axite 12caving 12navigate 12vaginate 12venatic 12xenia 12active 11atavic 11caveat 11exit 11incave 11
See all 268 words made from EXCAVATING Words that end like EXCAVATING
Common words that share the ending -ATING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.
dedicatinggeneratingirritatingisolatingoperatingcomplicatingactivatingadvocatingallocatingautomatingdominatingestimatingindicatingmotivatingnominatingpopulatingseparatingsimulatingtoleratingcalculatingcelebratingcirculatingdesignatingdevastating
All words ending in -ATING Excavating: quick answers
Is EXCAVATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. EXCAVATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 23 points before board bonuses.
How many points is EXCAVATING worth?
EXCAVATING scores 23 points in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends, 25 in Wordfeud and 27 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does excavating mean?
excavating is the present participle of excavate, which means “recover through digging”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in EXCAVATING?
You can make 268 shorter words from EXCAVATING, such as EXACTING, VEXING, INEXACT, ATAXIC. See the full list.