avoid: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with A · ends with D
Meaning of avoid
verb
- transitive
To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
- transitive
To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
Example: I avoided the slap easily.
- transitive
To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
Example: I try to avoid the company of gamblers.
- transitive
To try not to do something or to have something happen.
Listed forms: avoids, avoiding, avoided.
Source: Wiktionary — avoid.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for avoid.
verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
verb
refrain from certain foods or beverages
- keep off
verb
declare invalid
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is avoid in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of avoid
A(1) + V(4) + O(1) + I(1) + D(2) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of avoid
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from avoid
15 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in avoid. Showing up to 24, longest first.