follow
Follow commonly means to travel behind, go after, come after, act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes, or travel along a certain course.
Length
6
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
FO
Ends
LOW
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FOLLOW” Mean?
/ˈfɒləʊ/
follow has 26 documented senses across verb.
Verb
26 sensesto travel behind, go after, come after
“The ducklings followed their mother around the pond”
“Please follow the guide through the museum”
“Sam cannot follow Sue”
“They follow the car down the avenue”
come as a logical consequence; follow logically
“It follows that your assertion is false”
“the theorem falls out nicely”
travel along a certain course
“follow the road”
“follow the trail”
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
“He complied with my instructions”
“You must comply or else!”
“Follow these simple rules”
“abide by the rules”
Synonyms
come after in time, as a result
“A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake”
Show 20 more verb definitions
behave in accordance or in agreement with
“Follow a pattern”
“Follow my example”
be next
“Mary plays best, with John and Sue following”
to bring something about at a later time than
“She followed dinner with a brandy”
“He followed his lecture with a question and answer period”
imitate in behavior; take as a model
“Teenagers follow their friends in everything”
“Sam cannot follow Sue”
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
“We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”
“trace the student's progress”
“trace one's ancestry”
Synonyms
perform an accompaniment to
“The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano”
Synonyms
keep informed
“He kept up on his country's foreign policies”
to be the product or result
“Melons come from a vine”
“Understanding comes from experience”
Synonyms
accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
“Let's follow our great helmsman!”
“She followed a guru for years”
adhere to or practice
“These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion”
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
“He is a herpetologist”
“She is our resident philosopher”
Synonyms
follow in or as if in pursuit
“The police car pursued the suspected attacker”
“Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life”
“They follow the car down the avenue”
Synonyms
grasp the meaning
“Can you follow her argument?”
“When he lectures, I cannot follow”
“Sam and Sue follow the movie”
keep to
“Stick to your principles”
“stick to the diet”
to subscribe to someone's updates on social media
to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
to travel behind, go after, come after
Length
6 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
W
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
F, O, L, L, O, W
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using follow in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆FOLLOW has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FOLLOW is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆FOLLOW can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆FOLLOW contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCCBD
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
FO, OL, LL, LO, OW
Trigrams
FOL, OLL, LLO, LOW
Crossword Intelligence
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