Unscramble EXCAVATES and you have 154 words, EXCAVATES itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from EXCAVATES split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 4 with 7, 8 with 6, 27 with 5, 56 with 4, 44 with 3 and 13 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with EXCAVATES letters: EXCAVATE, 20 points.
The 5-letter words from EXCAVATES are led by VAXES and VEXES, 15 points each. TAXES, EXACT and CEASE are the familiar ones.
VEXT scores highest among the 4-letter words made with EXCAVATES letters at 14 points, ahead of EXEC on 13 and AXES on 11. CASE, SAVE and EAST are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCAVATES are led by VAX and VEX, 13 points each. SEE, SET and TAX are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EXCAVATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
EXCAVATES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXCAVATES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCAVATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 154) | 129 | 154 | 117 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXEATS, EXEAT, TEXES, SAXE, TEX, ACATES, EVETS, TAVAS, AVAS, CAESE, EVET, SCEAT and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VAXES, VAX, CAVAS, CAVA, SEV, TECS, TEC, TASE, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 12 in all.