behaviour: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 17 letter points · starts with B · ends with R
Meaning of behaviour
noun
- uncountable, usually
British standard spelling of behavior.
Listed forms: behaviours.
Source: Wiktionary — behaviour.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for behaviour.
noun
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
noun
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
noun
(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
noun
manner of acting or controlling yourself
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is behaviour in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Not found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of behaviour
B(3) + E(1) + H(4) + A(1) + V(4) + I(1) + O(1) + U(1) + R(1) = 17 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of behaviour
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from behaviour
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