behoove

Verb

Verb Forms: behooved, behooving, behooves

To be a duty or responsibility for someone to do something.
be appropriate or necessary
- "It behooves us to reflect on this matter"
To befit, be appropriate or necessary to somebody. Alternative form of behove.
To be fitting.

Examples

It would behoove you to block that triple-word score lane.

Origin / Etymology

See behove.

Synonyms

behove

Scrabble Score: 15

behoove: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
behoove: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
behoove: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

behoove: valid Words With Friends Word