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The AnswerMug Word Game Series: how many English-language words can you form using the letters of the word "average"? ~



average aaeegrv


Rule #1: No slang words, abbreviations, proper names of people, persons or places.

Rule #2: Have fun!



(I found 17 words; how many will you find?)

Posted - December 31, 2017
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Responses


  • 13071
    Rage
    Age
    Gave
    Ever
    Gere
    Garve
      December 31, 2017 6:05 AM MST
    3

  • 53509


    Gere and garve are disqualified, so you have four words in the running.

    ~ 
      December 31, 2017 6:09 AM MST
    2

  • 13071
    ;+
      December 31, 2017 6:18 AM MST
    1

  • 3191
    Aver
    Age
    Are
    Ear
    Era
    Gear
    Gar
    Veg
    Rev
    Grave
    Rave
    Rage
    Veer
    Rag
    Gave
    Ere
    Gee
      December 31, 2017 6:16 AM MST
    4

  • 13071
    Nice..;)
      December 31, 2017 6:18 AM MST
    2

  • 53509


    Veg and rev are disqualified as abbreviations, so your count is fifteen. Great job!

    ~
      December 31, 2017 9:27 AM MST
    1

  • 3191
    Both are acceptable in Scrabble and listed in dictionaries. 
      December 31, 2017 12:24 PM MST
    3

  • 53509
    Rule #1: No slang words, abbreviations, proper names of people, persons or places.


    I don't disagree with you that they are valid words, they just don't fall under the parameters set forth in this game. 
    ~
      December 31, 2017 1:12 PM MST
    0

  • 3191
    They are not slang or abbreviations, though that is their origin...they are now considered informal verbs and nouns.  
      December 31, 2017 1:33 PM MST
    1

  • 34272
    AVERAGE


    rage, gave, grave, rave, eve,
    era, veer, rag, gar, ear,
    veg, gear, eager,  ever, are,
    ava, regave, vera, age This post was edited by my2cents at December 31, 2017 12:25 PM MST
      December 31, 2017 6:55 AM MST
    3

  • 53509


    1) Ava, 2) regave, and 3) vera are disqualified as a non-English word, non-word, and a proper name, respectively, leaving your score at sixteen. Great work!

    [We here at the Gaming Council already know that you're most likely going to protest the findings, so bring it on. Sigh.]
    ~


      December 31, 2017 9:38 AM MST
    2

  • 34272
    Here ya go:

    https://www.dictionary.com/browse/regave

    https://www.wordgamedictionary.com/dictionary/word/ava/

    https://www.wordgamedictionary.com/dictionary/word/vera/1/
      December 31, 2017 6:50 PM MST
    0

  • 53509


      Thanks, but I never do links. 
    ~
      December 31, 2017 7:01 PM MST
    1

  • 44608
    I have no idea. I am too lazy to try.
      December 31, 2017 7:15 AM MST
    2

  • 53509
      And this is supposed to surprise us?  Oy. Vey. 
    ~
      December 31, 2017 9:39 AM MST
    2

  • 44608
    No period after oy.
      December 31, 2017 9:44 AM MST
    3

  • 53509


    The expression was intentionally separated for dramatic effect. The period stays. (A simple puzzle he can't do because of laziness, but he breaks an arm trying to take me down on punctuation!  The hutzpah on this one, right?  I should live so long!) (Just joking!)

      December 31, 2017 9:47 AM MST
    2

  • 44608
    (Chutzpah). All in fun on this boring day.
      December 31, 2017 9:51 AM MST
    2

  • 53509



    ~
      December 31, 2017 10:16 AM MST
    3

  • 44608
    I wouldn't wear that to a Bris.
      December 31, 2017 10:22 AM MST
    2

  • Rage
    Age
    Rag
    Verge
    Grave
    Era
    Rave
    Raver
    Vera
    Ravage

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 31, 2017 12:25 PM MST
      December 31, 2017 7:20 AM MST
    1

  • 53509
      Vera is out as a proper name, raver is one I didn't have; your overall score is nine.  Honorable mention!

    ~
      December 31, 2017 9:40 AM MST
    2

  • a
    veer
    verge
    era
    ear
    rage 
    rave
    rag
    age
    aver
    gear
    grave
    eve

    ave - too obscure

    Can letters be used twice if they don't appear twice in "average"?

    Will you tell us yours when the game is done?

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 31, 2017 1:25 PM MST
      December 31, 2017 12:39 PM MST
    1

  • 53509
    You're the first person to get the easiest word: "a"!  You have thirteen of the seventeen words, outstanding job!


    In your list of words, any one letter may be used as many times as it appears in the game word.  In this instance, that means that the allowable letters are: aaeegrv, as seen in the description field of my question.

    Yes, later in January, I will publish the 17 words plus any that I have learned from all of you.


    ~
      December 31, 2017 1:22 PM MST
    1