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Behooving

b 3e 1h 4o 1o 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Rare · present participle of behoove

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does behooving mean?

verb

  1. be appropriate or necessary

    “It behooves us to reflect on this matter”

    Synonymsbehove

Definitions shown for behoove, the base form of behooving.

Is BEHOOVING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BEHOOVING worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
b 3e 1h 4o 1o 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
b 4e 1h 3o 1o 1v 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
b 4e 1h 4o 1o 1v 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
b 4e 1h 3o 1o 1v 6i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BEHOOVING

Words that end like BEHOOVING

Common words that share the ending -OOVING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -OOVING

Behooving: quick answers

Is BEHOOVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BEHOOVING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BEHOOVING worth?
BEHOOVING scores 18 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does behooving mean?
behooving is the present participle of behoove, which means “be appropriate or necessary”.
What words can you make with the letters in BEHOOVING?
You can make 152 shorter words from BEHOOVING, such as BEHOVING, HOOVING, BOOHING, HOBOING. See the full list.