Avert

/əˈvɜːt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Avert

verb

To turn aside or away.
"To avert the eyes from an object."
To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
"How can the danger be averted?"
To turn away.
To turn away.

Anagrams of Avert

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

26 words can be made from the letters in "avert":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

aver rate rave tare tear vera vert

3-LETTER WORDS

are art ate ave ear eat era eta rat ret rev tae tar tav tea+3 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "avert" and rearranging:

+ltravel varlet

+saverts starve traves vaster

Related Word Patterns

AV...Words starting with "av"...RTWords ending with "rt"All 5-letter words Unscramble "avert"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

forestall

Rhyming Words

abort advert airport airt alert ambivert amort animadvert antevert apart aport applecart art assert assort+5 more

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