Scrabble & Words with friends points
- excavates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 21
- excavates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 21
- excavates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 23
Definition of excavates
- find by digging in the ground (verb)
Synonyms
- dig up
- turn up
- recover through digging (verb)
Examples
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
Synonyms
- unearth
- remove the inner part or the core of (verb)
Examples
- the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
Synonyms
- dig
- hollow
- form by hollowing (verb)
Examples
- Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team
- excavate a cavity
See definition of excavates in Merriam Webster