AVERAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AVERAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVERAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVERAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVERAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVERAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AVERAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does AVERAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The result of adding several numbers together and dividing the total by how many numbers there were.
An average gives one typical figure for a set of values, but it can hide big differences inside the set. In everyday speech the word also means the ordinary or usual level of something.
How AVERAGE is used
Use average for a calculated mean in maths and statistics, or loosely for the normal standard in daily talk.
- The average of two, four and six is four.
- Her test scores were above the class average.
- On average, the train arrives five minutes late.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVERAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVERAGE
7 longer words begin with AVERAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in AVERAGE
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Common questions about AVERAGE
- Is AVERAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVERAGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVERAGE worth?
- AVERAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVERAGE mean?
- The result of adding several numbers together and dividing the total by how many numbers there were.
- What letters can be added to AVERAGE?
- AVERAGE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AVERAGE:
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