avert
VERB
/ə'vɜrt/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
avert is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1V4E1R1T1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does avert mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.
“avert a strike”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
2
Turn away or aside.
“They averted their eyes when the King entered”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of avert
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