Does as one's told

The answer

OBEYS

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OBEYS answer page.

Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for OBEYS

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

• Follows orders - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• Does as told - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Toes the line - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Heeds - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Follows the rules - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Minds - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Follows - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Listens to - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Complies with - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Complies - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Carries out - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Conforms - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Falls in line - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Is compliant - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Does as directed - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Does as instructed - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Follows directions - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Is a good dog - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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.

• On one's toes - ALERT, used 150 times
• Take as one's own - ADOPT, used 111 times
• Blow one's top - ERUPT, used 95 times
• Light on one's feet - AGILE, used 84 times
• Does nothing - IDLES, used 58 times
• Speak one's mind - OPINE, used 54 times

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