Definitions For Average
noun
- An intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
- A statistic describing the location of a distribution
- (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
- A number that is calculated by adding quantities together and then dividing the total by the number of quantities
- A level that is typical of a group, class, or series : a middle point between extremes
verb
- Compute the average of
- Achieve or reach on average
- Amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
- To have (a specified number) as an average
- To calculate the average of (something)
adjective
- Lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
- Around the middle of a scale of evaluation
- Approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- 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)
- Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
- Lacking exceptional quality or ability
Is Averages a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
14
The word Average is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Average in a Sentence
- The average of 16, 8, and 6 is 10.
- Take all these temperatures and find their average.
- An average of 2,000 people attended the show each night.
- Take all these temperatures and find their average temperature.
- The investment had a higher average return.
- The average age of the company's employees is 36.
- The teacher averaged the students' grades.
- What figure do you get when you average the amount of rainfall for the last three months?
Synonyms for Average
Antonyms for Averages
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