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Is EXCAVATE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list EXCAVATE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
20228

What does EXCAVATE mean?

  1. verbrecover through digging
  2. verbfind by digging in the ground
  3. verbform by hollowing

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for EXCAVATE

Add a letter to make a new word: EXCAVATED, EXCAVATES.

Words inside EXCAVATE

See all 43 words you can make from EXCAVATE

Similar word lists

8 letter wordsWords starting with EXWords ending in TEWords ending in ATE8 letter words starting with E8 letter words ending in E

About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up EXCAVATE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is EXCAVATE a Scrabble word?

EXCAVATE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is EXCAVATE worth?

EXCAVATE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does EXCAVATE mean?

Recover through digging.