GRE Verbal Score Breakdown — What Scores Mean

Understand GRE Verbal Reasoning scores (130-170). Score percentiles, what top programs expect, and how to improve your Verbal score.

Score Range

Min: 130 | Max: 170 | Average: 151

How It's Scored

Verbal Reasoning includes approximately 27 questions across two sections: Text Completion, Sentence Equivalence, and Reading Comprehension.

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Words you'll learn

  • focus — The center of interest or activity
  • approximately — Close to an exact amount but not completely accurate