follow: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with F · ends with W
Meaning of follow
verb
- ambitransitive
To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
Example: Follow that car!
- ambitransitive
To go or come after in a sequence.
Example: B follows A in the alphabet.
- transitive
To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
Example: Follow these instructions to the letter.
- transitive
To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
Listed forms: follows, following, followed, glossary, followest.
Source: Wiktionary — follow.
noun
- attributive, sometimes
In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it.
Example: a follow shot
The act of following another user's online activity.
Listed forms: follows.
Source: Wiktionary — follow.
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 follow.
verb
be later in time
verb
come as a logical consequence; follow logically
- fall out
verb
travel along a certain course
- travel along
verb
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
- comply
- abide by
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is follow in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of follow
F(4) + O(1) + L(1) + L(1) + O(1) + W(4) = 12 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 follow
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 follow
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in follow. Showing up to 24, longest first.