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 Average 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
11
Words with Friends
13

The word Average is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 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?

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