Definitions For Avert

verb

  • Turn away or aside
  • Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  • To turn (your eyes, gaze, etc.) away or aside
  • To prevent (something bad) from happening

Is Avert 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
8
Words with Friends
9

The word Avert is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Avert in a Sentence

  • He sped up and averted an accident.
  • The diplomatic talks narrowly averted a war.
  • An attempt to avert a strike at the plant

Synonyms for Avert

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