Behooving

What it means

1. (verb) To befit, to suit.
2. (verb) To be necessary for (someone).
3. (verb) To be in the best interest of; to benefit.
4. (verb) To be needful, meet or becoming.

Letter analysis

• Behooving contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
• It uses 8 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 3.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 18.

Sub-words

• boogie
• booing
• bovine
• hoeing
• begin
• being
• binge
• bingo
• bogie
• bogon
• bongo
• given
• hinge
• neigh
• bone
• bong
• boon
• gibe
• give
• gone
• goon
• hing
• hive
• hobo
• hone
• hove
• nigh
• oboe
• oven
• vein
• vibe
• vine
• beg
• big
• bin
• bog
• boo
• ego
• eon
• gen
• gin
• gob
• goo
• gov
• hen
• hie
• hob
• hoe
• hog
• ion
• neg
• nib
• oho
• one
• vie

Related words

Other 9-letter words

• aardvarks
• abandoned
• abasement
• abatement
• abattoirs
• abdicated
• abdicates
• abdominal
• abductees
• abducting
• abduction
• abductors
• abhorrent
• abhorring
• abilities
• ablatives
• ablutions
• abnegated

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Words starting with BEH

• behalf
• behalves
• behave
• behaved
• behaves
• behaving
• behavior
• behavioral
• behead
• beheaded
• beheading
• beheads
• beheld
• behemoth
• behemoths
• behest
• behests
• behind

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Words ending with ING

• abandoning
• abashing
• abasing
• abating
• abbreviating
• abdicating
• abducting
• abetting
• abhorring
• abiding
• abjuring
• abnegating
• abolishing
• abominating
• aborting
• abounding
• abrading
• abridging

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