Definition of excavates

"excavates" in the verb sense

1. excavate, unearth

recover through digging

"Schliemann excavated Troy"

"excavate gold"

2. excavate, dig up, turn up

find by digging in the ground

"I dug up an old box in the garden"

3. excavate

form by hollowing

"Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"

"excavate a cavity"

4. excavate, dig, hollow

remove the inner part or the core of

"the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

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excavates in Scrabble®

The word excavates is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters excavates:

EXCAVATES
(198)
EXCAVATES
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

caseate, caveats, seacave, vacates

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word excavates

EXCAVATES
(198)
EXCAVATES
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EXCAVATES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In excavates

EXCAVATES
(198)
EXCAVATES
(198)
EXCAVATES
(132)
EXCAVATES
(132)
EXCAVATES
(100)
VACATES
(98 = 48 + 50)
SEACAVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
VACATES
(98 = 48 + 50)
CAVEATS
(98 = 48 + 50)
CAVEATS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SEACAVE
(98 = 48 + 50)
SEACAVE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SEACAVE
(95 = 45 + 50)
VACATES
(95 = 45 + 50)
CAVEATS
(95 = 45 + 50)
CAVEATS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SEACAVE
(90 = 40 + 50)
CAVEATS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SEACAVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
VACATES
(89 = 39 + 50)
VACATES
(89 = 39 + 50)
VACATES
(89 = 39 + 50)
SEACAVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
SEACAVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
SEACAVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
SEACAVE
(89 = 39 + 50)
CAVEATS
(89 = 39 + 50)
VACATES
(89 = 39 + 50)
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(89 = 39 + 50)
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VACATES
(89 = 39 + 50)
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(89 = 39 + 50)
VACATES
(88 = 38 + 50)
CAVEATS
(88 = 38 + 50)
EXCAVATES
(87)
SEACAVE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CASEATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VACATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CASEATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CAVEATS
(86 = 36 + 50)
VACATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
EXCAVATES
(84)
EXCAVATES
(84)
EXCAVATES
(84)
VACATES
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEACAVE
(82 = 32 + 50)
VACATES
(82 = 32 + 50)
CAVEATS
(82 = 32 + 50)
CASEATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CASEATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CAVEATS
(80 = 30 + 50)
VACATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CASEATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CAVEATS
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CASEATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CASEATE
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CASEATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CASEATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
VACATES
(78 = 28 + 50)
SEACAVE
(78 = 28 + 50)
SEACAVE
(78 = 28 + 50)
CAVEATS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SEACAVE
(78 = 28 + 50)
VACATES
(78 = 28 + 50)
SEACAVE
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VACATES
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SEACAVE
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VACATES
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CASEATE
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(76 = 26 + 50)
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VACATES
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SEACAVE
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VACATES
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VACATES
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SEACAVE
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SEACAVE
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CAVEATS
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CASEATE
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VACATES
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VACATES
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CASEATE
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CASEATE
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EXCAVATES
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CASEATE
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CASEATE
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SEACAVE
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CASEATE
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VACATES
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CAVEATS
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SEACAVE
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EXACTS
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EXSECT
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CASEATE
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SEACAVE
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VACATES
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CAVEATS
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SEACAVE
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CASEATE
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VACATES
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(67 = 17 + 50)
EXECS
(66)
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(66 = 16 + 50)
EXCAVATES
(66)
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(66 = 16 + 50)
SEACAVE
(66 = 16 + 50)
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(66 = 16 + 50)
VACATES
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EXCAVATES
(66)
SEACAVE
(66 = 16 + 50)
EXACT
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(66 = 16 + 50)
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(66 = 16 + 50)
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SEACAVE
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SEACAVE
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(64 = 14 + 50)
VACATES
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SEACAVE
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SEACAVE
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SEACAVE
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CASEATE
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CASEATE
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VACATES
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CASEATE
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CASEATE
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CASEATE
(63 = 13 + 50)
EXCAVATES
(62)
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(62)
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(62)
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(62)
CASEATE
(61 = 11 + 50)
CASEATE
(61 = 11 + 50)
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(61 = 11 + 50)
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(61 = 11 + 50)
CASEATE
(61 = 11 + 50)
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EXCAVATES
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(58)
VEXES
(57)
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(56)
EXSECT
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EXACTS
(54)
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(52)
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(51)
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(51)
EXCAVATES
(50)

excavates in Words With Friends™

The word excavates is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters excavates:

EXCAVATES
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

caseate, caveats, seacave, vacates

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word excavates

EXCAVATES
(243)
EXCAVATES
(150)
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(150)
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(124)
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(123)
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(123)
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(105)
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EXCAVATES
(62)
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(54)
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EXCAVATES
(50)
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(50)
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EXCAVATES
(48)
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(46)
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(25)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In excavates

EXCAVATES
(243)
EXCAVATES
(150)
EXCAVATES
(150)
VACATES
(131 = 96 + 35)
CAVEATS
(131 = 96 + 35)
SEACAVE
(131 = 96 + 35)
EXCAVATES
(124)
EXCAVATES
(123)
EXCAVATES
(123)
SEACAVE
(107 = 72 + 35)
VACATES
(107 = 72 + 35)
SEACAVE
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXCAVATES
(105)
SEACAVE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SEACAVE
(101 = 66 + 35)
CAVEATS
(101 = 66 + 35)
EXCAVATES
(99)
EXCAVATES
(96)
EXCAVATES
(96)
EXSECT
(96)
EXACTS
(96)
EXCAVATES
(96)
CASEATE
(95 = 60 + 35)
VACATE
(93)
EXECS
(93)
CAVEAT
(93)
EXACT
(93)
EXCAVATES
(92)
EXCAVATES
(92)
SEACAVE
(91 = 56 + 35)
SEACAVE
(91 = 56 + 35)
SEACAVE
(91 = 56 + 35)
VACATES
(91 = 56 + 35)
VACATES
(91 = 56 + 35)
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(91 = 56 + 35)
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SEACAVE
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CASEATE
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VACATES
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VACATES
(83 = 48 + 35)
CAVEATS
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SEACAVE
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VACATES
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SEACAVE
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SEACAVE
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SEACAVE
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VACATES
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EXCAVATES
(81)
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(81)
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(79 = 44 + 35)
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EXACTS
(78)
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(78)
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(78)
CASEATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
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SEACAVE
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EXSECT
(72)
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(72)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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EXCAVATES
(70)
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(70)
CAVEAT
(69)
EXACT
(69)
EXECS
(69)
VACATE
(69)
SEACAVE
(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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SEACAVE
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VACATES
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SEACAVE
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SEACAVE
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VACATES
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SEACAVE
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EXSECT
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(64)
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(64)
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(64)
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(64)
EXSECT
(64)
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(64)
SEACAVE
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VACATES
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CASEATE
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SEACAVE
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(63 = 28 + 35)
CAVEAT
(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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VACATES
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SEACAVE
(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
VACATE
(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
CAVEATS
(63 = 28 + 35)
EXCAVATES
(62)
CAVEATS
(61 = 26 + 35)
CAVEATS
(61 = 26 + 35)
VACATES
(61 = 26 + 35)
SEACAVE
(61 = 26 + 35)
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(60 = 25 + 35)
EXSECT
(60)
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(60)
CAVES
(60)
EXACTS
(60)
EXSECT
(60)
EXACT
(60)
CASEATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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CASEATE
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CAVEATS
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SEACAVE
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CASEATE
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CASEATE
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CASEATE
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STAVE
(57)
CAVE
(57)
CASEATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
SEACAVE
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CASEATE
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SEACAVE
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Words within the letters of excavates

2 letter words in excavates (6 words)

5 letter words in excavates (12 words)

6 letter words in excavates (5 words)

7 letter words in excavates (4 words)

8 letter words in excavates (1 word)

9 letter words in excavates (1 word)

excavates + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence excavates

Words that start with excavates (1 word)

Words with excavates in them (1 word)

Words that end with excavates (2 words)

Word Growth involving excavates

Shorter words in excavates

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Longer words containing excavates

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