Definitions For Behoof
Noun
BEHOOF. (countable and uncountable, plural BEHOOFs) (dated) That which is advantageous to a person; behalf, interest, advantage, profit, benefit.Quotations
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Mainly found in phrases like "on (the/his/our/etc) behoof (of)".Related terms
behoove behovelyTranslations
Bulgarian: полза, изгода Italian: vantaggioEtymology
{{PIE root, en, keh₂p}} From Middle English behoof, behof, from {{inh, en, ang, behōf}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *bihōfą}}, from *bihafaną, , to get, receive. Akin to {{cog, nl, behoef}}, {{cog, de, Behuf, , necessity}}, {{cog, da, behov, , requirement}} (from Middle Low German) in the :w:da:ods, ods: "jf. ty. Behuf, eng. behoof". Related to have and heave.Is Behoof a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
14
The word Behoof is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends