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In ordinary use, average names a way to describe the center of a set of values. The definition includes the mean, median, and mode, so it does not refer only to adding values and dividing by their count. AVERAGE also has a separate financial sense, loss or damage to transported goods or compensation for it, though the statistical meaning is the familiar one.

AVERAGE at a glance

• AVERAGE has seven letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble.
• Its letters form no anagrams.
• OVERAGE is its only one-letter neighbor.
• Its rhyme group contains 12 words, including PAGE, STAGE, and IMAGE.

What does AVERAGE mean?

Mean, median, and mode are different ways to summarize a group, and AVERAGE can name the broader idea of central tendency. In casual conversation, people often use it for the mean; in a technical explanation, check which measure is intended before comparing figures.

The less familiar financial sense concerns cargo: damage or loss during transport, and compensation connected with it. That meaning is not a statistical calculation, even though the same spelling carries both senses. AVERAGE is therefore a context-sensitive word, not just a label for a typical result.

For a definition lookup, let the sentence around AVERAGE guide you: figures point toward central tendency, while shipping or cargo points toward the financial meaning. The spelling stays the same, but the subject changes which definition fits.

What is AVERAGE worth in Scrabble?

On a standard Scrabble rack, AVERAGE totals 11 points before any board bonuses. V is worth four and G two; the five A, E, and R tiles contribute one each. Those two higher-value tiles supply six of the total, while the other five tiles supply the remaining five.

That split is the scoring detail worth remembering: the V does most of the work, but the repeated one-point letters complete a playable seven-letter word. The raw tile value does not include premium squares, so a board placement can change the final score.

Word-building options around AVERAGE are unusually narrow: OVERAGE is its sole one-letter neighbor, and the letters have no anagrams. Its rhyme group has 12 words, with familiar matches such as PAGE, STAGE, and IMAGE. Those links are more useful for wordplay than rearranging the same tiles.