Averts
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of avert, meaning to prevent an unwanted event from occurring or to turn something away.
“Quick thinking from the crew averts what could have been a catastrophic engine failure.”
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Wordle
Contains AV and ends in -ERTS, the -ERTS ending also appears in alerts, helping confirm the E-R-T-S cluster
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, the T and S at the end provide good board hooks and the V adds solid value at 4 points
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