Definition of avert

"avert" in the verb sense

1. debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off

prevent the occurrence of prevent from happening

"Let's avoid a confrontation"

"head off a confrontation"

"avert a strike"

2. avert, turn away

turn away or aside

"They averted their eyes when the King entered"

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avert in Scrabble®

The word avert is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters avert:

AVERT
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word avert

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avert in Words With Friends™

The word avert is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters avert:

AVERT
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Words within the letters of avert

2 letter words in avert (4 words)

3 letter words in avert (14 words)

4 letter words in avert (6 words)

5 letter words in avert (1 word)

avert + 1 blank (6 words)

Word Growth involving avert

Shorter words in avert

aver

Longer words containing avert

avertable unavertable

averted avertedly

averted extraverted

averted unaverted

averter averters

avertible inavertible

avertible unavertible unavertibleness

avertiment avertiments

averting

avertive

averts extraverts

extravert extraverted

extravert extraverts

inavertibly

intravertebral intravertebrally

megavertebrate megavertebrates

paravertebral

travertine