Meaning
- (noun) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
- (noun) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
- (noun) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
- (noun) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
- (noun) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
- (noun) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
Letter breakdown
- Excavation contains 10 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 22.
Words from these letters
- vacation
- vexation
- aconite
- inexact
- action
- active
- cation
- caveat
- convex
- exotic
- native
- notice
- novice
- octane
- octave
- vacant
- vacate
- antic
- atone
- avian
- canoe
- canto
- civet
- coven
- covet
- enact
- evict
- exact
- naive
- novae
- oaten
- ocean
- tonic
- toxic
- toxin
- vixen
- voice
- acne
- aeon
- ante
- anti
- axon
- cane
- cant
- cave
- cent
- cite
- coat
- coax
- coin
- cone
- cont
- cote
- cove
- exit
- icon
- into
- iota
- nave
Connected words
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with EXC
- excavate
- excavated
- excavates
- excavating
- excavations
- excavator
- excavators
- exceed
- exceeded
- exceeding
- exceedingly
- exceeds
- excel
- excelled
- excellence
- excellent
- excellently
- excelling
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Words ending with ION
Reader questions
What does Excavation mean?
The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
How many letters are in Excavation?
Excavation has 10 letters.
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