Scrabble & Words with friends points
- averages is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- averages is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- averages is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14
Definition of averages
- lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered (adjective)
Examples
- average people
Synonyms
- ordinary
- compute the average of (verb)
Synonyms
- average out
- around the middle of a scale of evaluation (adjective)
Examples
- an orange of average size
Synonyms
- intermediate
- medium
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value (adjective)
Examples
- the average income in New England is below that of the nation
- of average height for his age
Synonyms
- mean
- amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain (verb)
Examples
- The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40
Synonyms
- average out
- a statistic describing the location of a distribution (noun)
Synonyms
- norm
- 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) (adjective)
Synonyms
- median
- lacking exceptional quality or ability (adjective)
Examples
- a novel of average merit
- the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
Synonyms
- fair
- mediocre
- middling
- relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution (adjective)
Synonyms
- modal
- achieve or reach on average (verb)
Examples
- He averaged a C
- an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual (noun)
Examples
- he is about average in height
- the snowfall this month is below average
- (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities (noun)
See definition of averages in Merriam Webster