Is EXCAVATORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXCAVATORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXCAVATORS mean?
Excavators is a form of EXCAVATOR.
- noun
a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
- noun
a machine for excavating
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + C (3) + A (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for EXCAVATORS
EXCAVATORS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from EXCAVATORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- excavator21
- exactors17
- overtax17
- coaxers16
- exactas16
- exactor16
- oxcarts16
- vortex16
- coaxer15
- coaxes15
- cortex15
- exacta15
- exacts15
- oxcart15
- vaxes15
- caveators14
- carex14
- coxae14
- coxes14
- exact14
- vext14
- caveator13
- overacts13
- overcast13
- extras13
- oxters13
- storax13
- taxers13
- coax13
- coxa13
- vax13
- vex13
- vox13
- avocets12
- caveats12
- cavorts12
- corvets12
- coverts12
- cravats12
- octaves12
- overact12
- vacates12
- vectors12
- extra12
- oxers12
- oxter12
- raxes12
- retax12
- sexto12
- taxer12
- taxes12
- texas12
- cox12
- avocet11
- carves11
- caveat11
- cavers11
- cavort11
- corves11
- corvet11
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