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Is cavity a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cavity is a Scrabble US word. The word cavity is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

C3A1V4I1T1Y4

Is cavity a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cavity is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

C3A1V4I1T1Y4

Is cavity a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cavity is a Words With Friends word. The word cavity is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1V5I1T1Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

CAVITY,

5-letter words (1 found)

VATIC,

4-letter words (4 found)

CAVY,CITY,TIVY,VITA,

3-letter words (15 found)

ACT,AIT,CAT,CAY,CIT,ICY,ITA,IVY,TAI,TAV,TAY,TIC,VAC,VAT,VIA,

2-letter words (7 found)

AI,AT,AY,IT,TA,TI,YA,

You can make 28 words from cavity according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cavity

cavity

Etymology

Mid 16th century borrowing from Middle French cavité or Late Latin cavitās, from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”) +‎ -tās (“-ity”, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæv.ɪt.i/
    • (General American) IPA(key): [ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i]
  • Rhymes: -ævɪti

Noun

cavity (plural cavities)

  1. A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
    Hyponyms: microcavity, minicavity, nanocavity
    1. (anatomy) A hollow area within the body.
      Hyponyms: abdominal cavity, body cavity, buccal cavity, chest cavity, endocavity, exocoelomic cavity, haemal cavity, nasal cavity, oral cavity, orbital cavity, pleural cavity, thoracic cavity, tympanic cavity
    3. (engineering, manufacturing) The female part of a mold: the depression itself or (metonymically) the half of the mold that contains it.
      Coordinate term: core
  2. (dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.
    Synonym: caries

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:hole

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References

  • “cavity”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “cavity”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

  • “cavity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “cavity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “cavity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Source: wiktionary.org