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excavation

10 letters · 5 vowels · 5 consonants

Is EXCAVATION a word?

Yes. EXCAVATION is a 10-letter noun. the site of an archeological exploration Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell EXCAVATION?

E-X-C-A-V-A-T-I-O-N

EXCAVATION contains 10 letters, begins with E, and ends with N.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. the site of an archeological exploration

    “they set up camp next to the dig”

2noun

  1. a hole in the ground made by excavating

Synonyms
digarcheological site
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score22points
Words With Friends25points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is EXCAVATION spelled?

E1X2C3A4V5A6T7I8O9N10
Starts withEXCFirst 3 letters
Ends withIONLast 3 letters
Unique letters9Repeats A
Vowel balance5 / 5Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →10-letter words →Words starting with EXC →Words ending in ION →Words made from EXCAVATION →Words with A →Words with C →Words with E →Words with I →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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About EXCAVATION.

How do you spell EXCAVATION?

EXCAVATION is spelled E-X-C-A-V-A-T-I-O-N. It contains 10 letters.