aver

Plural: avers

Verb

Verb Forms: averred, averring, avers

To state or assert to be the case; declare confidently.
report or maintain
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.

Noun

A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
An old, useless horse; a nag.

Examples

I aver this is a valid word, and I’m willing to risk a challenge on it.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English averren, from Old French averer, from Early Medieval Latin advērō, a verb derived from Latin vērus (“true”). Compare Modern French avérer.

Synonyms

affirm, allege, assert, avow, say, swan, swear, verify

Scrabble Score: 7

aver: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
aver: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aver: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

aver: valid Words With Friends Word