Do as one's told

The answer

OBEY

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OBEY answer page.

Used 18 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for OBEY

Every other clue in this collection answered by OBEY, most used first.

• Follow orders - used 215 times, most recently in 2026
• Toe the line - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
• Mind - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
• Do as you're told - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
• Do as told - used 64 times, most recently in 2025
• Heed - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Comply with - used 60 times, most recently in 2025
• Follow - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Comply - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Follow instructions - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Follow the rules - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Do as directed - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Carry out - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Be compliant - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Follow, as orders - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Be guided by. - used 12 times, most recently in 1987
• Follow directions - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Listen to - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Do as I say" - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Do the bidding of - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Do what you're told - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Carry out, as orders - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Comply with a command - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Do as commanded - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Go along with - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Observe - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Follow an order - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Fall in line - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Follow a command - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Follow commands - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Follow the leader - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Follow to the letter - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• "... love, honor and ___" - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Submit. - used 7 times, most recently in 1987
• Take orders from - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Toe the mark - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Word in old wedding vows - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Abide by - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Be a good soldier - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Do as instructed - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Do one's bidding - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Pay heed - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• ___ one's time (wait) - BIDE, used 89 times
• Lose one's footing - SLIP, used 74 times
• Told a whopper - LIED, used 65 times
• Toot one's own horn - BRAG, used 65 times
• Twiddling one's thumbs - IDLE, used 63 times
• "This one's ___" - ONME, used 59 times

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