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abides
/əˈbaɪdz/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters
A form of abide.
- verb
dwell
You can stay with me while you are in town
- verb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
I cannot bear his constant criticism
Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every 3 million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because one of its meanings is archaic. Until then it scores as a bonus word.