Obey in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is obey a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word obey is a Scrabble US word. The word obey is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is obey a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word obey is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is obey a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word obey is a Words With Friends word. The word obey is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (2 found)

OBEY,YEBO,

3-letter words (6 found)

BEY,BOY,BYE,OBE,OYE,YOB,

2-letter words (8 found)

BE,BO,BY,OB,OE,OY,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 17 words from obey according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of obey

obey boey oeby eoby beoy eboy obye boye oybe yobe byoe yboe oeyb eoyb oyeb yoeb eyob yeob beyo ebyo byeo ybeo eybo yebo

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word obey. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in obey.

Definitions and meaning of obey

obey

Etymology

From Middle English obeyen, from Anglo-Norman obeir, obeier et al., Old French obeir, from Latin oboediō (also obēdiō (to listen to, harken, usually in extended sense, obey, be subject to, serve)), from ob- (before, near) + audiō (to hear). Compare audient. In Latin, ob + audire would have been expected to become Classical Latin *obūdiō (compare in + claudō becoming inclūdō), but it has been theorized that the usual law court associations of the word for obeying encouraged a false archaism from ū to oe, to oboediō (compare Old Latin oinos → Classical Latin ūnus).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊˈbeɪ/, /əˈbeɪ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˈbeɪ/, /əˈbeɪ/
  • Hyphenation: obey
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

obey (third-person singular simple present obeys, present participle obeying, simple past and past participle obeyed)

  1. (transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
  2. (intransitive) To do as one is told.
  3. (obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).

Synonyms

  • hearken

Antonyms

  • disobey
  • defy
  • rebel
  • resist
  • violate (especially rules)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • obedience
  • obedient
  • obeisance

Translations

Further reading

  • “obey”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “obey”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

References

Anagrams

  • e-boy, yebo

Source: wiktionary.org