excavation
NOUN
/,ɛkskə'veɪʃən/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
excavation is a valid 10-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1X8C3A1V4A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does excavation mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth.
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2
The site of an archeological exploration.
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3
The act of digging.
“there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton”
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A hole in the ground made by excavating.
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