excavation
/,ɛkskə'veɪʃən/
noun
10 letters4 syllables22 points in Scrabble®25 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1
The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth.
2
The site of an archeological exploration.
3
The act of digging.
“there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton”
4
A hole in the ground made by excavating.
WORD FORMS
Related formexcavate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®22 points
Words With Friends®25 points
Double word44 points
Triple word66 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinexcavationway
Starts & ends withE … N
Syllablesex · ca · va · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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