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Behoving

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

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Rare · present participle of behove

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

What does behoving mean?

verb

  1. be appropriate or necessary

    “It behooves us to reflect on this matter”

    Synonymsbehoove

Definitions shown for behove, the base form of behoving.

Is BEHOVING 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 BEHOVING worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in BEHOVING

Words that end like BEHOVING

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

removingapprovingimprovingreprovingdisprovingprovingmovinglovingglovingshovingdisapproving
All words ending in -OVING

Behoving: quick answers

Is BEHOVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BEHOVING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BEHOVING worth?
BEHOVING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does behoving mean?
behoving is the present participle of behove, which means “be appropriate or necessary”.
What words can you make with the letters in BEHOVING?
You can make 120 shorter words from BEHOVING, such as HOVING, BOVINE, HOVEN, HIVE. See the full list.