average

ADJECTIVEVERBNOUN /ævərɪdʒ/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

average is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1V4E1R1A1G2E1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does average mean?

ADJECTIVE · 6 SENSES
1

Lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered.

“average people”

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2

Around the middle of a scale of evaluation.

“an orange of average size”

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3

Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.

“the average income in New England is below that of the nation”

“of average height for his age”

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4

Relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values).

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5

Lacking exceptional quality or ability.

“a novel of average merit”

“the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average”

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6

Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution.

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VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Achieve or reach on average.

“He averaged a C”

3

Amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain.

“The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40”

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NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

An intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual.

“he is about average in height”

“the snowfall this month is below average”

2

(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities.

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3

A statistic describing the location of a distribution.

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