AVOID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AVOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVOID?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVOID is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
avoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVOID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AVOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does AVOID mean in Scrabble?
verb
To prevent oneself from meeting, doing or experiencing something, especially something unpleasant, harmful or unwanted, by staying clear of it.
A driver who swerves to avoid a pothole acts to prevent physical contact with something in the road, while a person who avoids a difficult conversation instead steers around an unwanted social situation rather than a physical object. English extends avoid comfortably from concrete danger to abstract risk, so a company might avoid legal trouble by following regulations closely, and a patient might avoid certain foods on medical advice. The word also carries a narrower legal sense, in which a court can avoid a contract, meaning it declares the agreement void and without effect. Because avoid covers such a wide range of situations, from dodging a puddle to sidestepping an entire topic, its precise meaning usually depends heavily on context.
How AVOID is used
Extremely common in everyday speech and writing, covering both physical avoidance and figurative avoidance of risk, conflict or unwanted outcomes.
- She swerved to avoid a cyclist crossing the road.
- He tried to avoid the topic of money at dinner.
- The company changed its policy to avoid a lawsuit.
- Doctors advised her to avoid salty food after the surgery.
- They left early to avoid the worst of the traffic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVOID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVOID
10 longer words begin with AVOID.
Words with AVOID inside
5 words contain AVOID in the middle. Words that start with AVOID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AVOID
Common questions about AVOID
- Is AVOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVOID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVOID worth?
- AVOID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVOID mean?
- To prevent oneself from meeting, doing or experiencing something, especially something unpleasant, harmful or unwanted, by staying clear of it.
- What letters can be added to AVOID?
- AVOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AVOID:
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