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Is DIRECT playable in Scrabble?

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Dictionary Name Region Valid
Offcl. Scrabble Pl. Dict. & Offcl. Scrabble Words SOWPODS International / UK / Australia YES
NASPA Word List 2020 NWL2020 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
NASPA Word List 2018 NWL2018 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2016 TWL16 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2014 TWL14 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 2006 TWL06 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Tournament Word List 1998 TWL98 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2019 CSW19 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2015 CSW15 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2012 CSW12 International / UK / Australia YES
Collins Scrabble Words 2007 CSW07 International / UK / Australia YES
Offcl. Scrabble Players Dictionary OSPD4 USA / Canada / Thailand YES
Australian Primary Schools OWL2 Australia YES
Australian Primary Schools OWL1 Australia YES
Words With Friends 2000 ENABLE2K Worldwide YES
Words With Friends 1997 (retired) ENABLE1 Worldwide YES
Letterpress Letterpress Worldwide YES
Yet Another Word List YAWL Worldwide YES
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Scrabble points

Points

9

Letters
6
Letter score

D2I1R1E1C3T1

Meaning of DIRECT

Definitions

Adjective

direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
direct - direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
direct - (of a current) flowing in one direction only; "direct current"
direct - similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
direct - moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
direct - being an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident"
direct - lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite"
direct - having no intervening persons, agents, conditions; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"; "direct vote"
direct - in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim"
direct - in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"

Adverb

direct - Directly.

Verb

direct - be in charge of
direct - guide the actors in (plays and films)
direct - command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
direct - give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
direct - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
direct - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
direct - put an address on (an envelope)
direct - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
direct - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
direct - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

Adjective

  • Positive: direct
  • Comparative: directer
  • Superlative: directest

Verb

Word frequency

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