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Is direction a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word direction is a Scrabble US word. The word direction is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is direction a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word direction is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

D2I1R1E1C3T1I1O1N1

Is direction a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word direction is a Words With Friends word. The word direction is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2I1R1E1C4T1I1O1N2

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9-letter words (2 found)

CRETINOID,DIRECTION,

8-letter words (8 found)

CENTROID,DOCTRINE,INDICTER,INDICTOR,INDIRECT,REINDICT,RETINOIC,RETINOID,

7-letter words (28 found)

CITRINE,COINTER,CORDITE,CRINITE,CRINOID,CTENOID,DEONTIC,DICTIER,DICTION,DINERIC,DINITRO,DIORITE,EDITION,ERICOID,ICTERID,IDENTIC,INCITED,INCITER,INDITER,NERITIC,NITRIDE,NORITIC,NOTICED,NOTICER,ONEIRIC,RECTION,TENIOID,TIRONIC,

6-letter words (61 found)

CINDER,CITIED,CITRIN,CITRON,CODEIN,COEDIT,COINED,COINER,CONDER,CONDIE,CORNED,CORNET,CORTIN,CREDIT,CRETIN,CRINED,CRONET,DICIER,DINERO,DIRECT,DITONE,DOCENT,DOTIER,EDITOR,EROTIC,INCITE,INDICT,INDITE,INTIRE,INTOED,IODINE,IRENIC,IRONED,IRONIC,NERDIC,NITRIC,NITRID,NOETIC,NORDIC,NORITE,NOTICE,OINTED,ONIRIC,ORCEIN,ORCINE,ORIENT,RECOIN,RIDENT,RIOTED,RODENT,ROINED,ROTINI,TERCIO,TIDIER,TINDER,TINEID,TINIER,TONIER,TRICED,TRINED,TRIODE,

5-letter words (83 found)

CENTO,CIDER,CITED,CITER,CODEN,CODER,CONED,CONTE,CORED,CORNI,COTED,CREDO,CRIED,CRINE,CRONE,DECOR,DICER,DICOT,DINER,DINIC,DONER,DORIC,DOTER,DRENT,DRICE,DROIT,DRONE,EDICT,ICIER,IDENT,IDIOT,INDIE,INDRI,INERT,INTER,INTRO,IODIC,IODIN,IONIC,IRONE,NICER,NIDOR,NITER,NITID,NITRE,NITRO,NOTED,NOTER,ONCER,ONCET,ONTIC,ORCIN,RECIT,RECON,RECTI,RECTO,REDON,RICED,RICIN,RIDIC,RONDE,RONTE,ROTED,TEIID,TEIND,TENOR,TICED,TINED,TIRED,TONDI,TONED,TONER,TONIC,TORIC,TORII,TREND,TRICE,TRIDE,TRIED,TRINE,TRODE,TRONC,TRONE,

4-letter words (118 found)

CEDI,CENT,CERO,CERT,CIDE,CINE,CION,CIRE,CITE,CITO,CODE,COED,COID,COIN,COIR,COIT,COND,CONE,CONI,CORD,CORE,CORN,COTE,CRED,CRIT,CRON,DECO,DENI,DENT,DERN,DERO,DICE,DICT,DIET,DINE,DINO,DINT,DIRE,DIRT,DITE,DOEN,DOER,DOIT,DONE,DORE,DORT,DOTE,ECOD,EDIT,ERIC,ETIC,ICED,ICER,ICON,INRO,INTI,INTO,IRED,IRID,IRON,NERD,NICE,NIDE,NIDI,NIED,NITE,NODE,NODI,NOIR,NORI,NOTE,ODIC,OINT,ONCE,ONER,ONIE,OTIC,REDO,REIN,REND,RENO,RENT,RICE,RIDE,RIND,RINE,RIOT,RITE,RODE,ROED,ROID,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROTE,ROTI,TEIN,TEND,TERN,TICE,TIDE,TIED,TIER,TIND,TINE,TIRE,TIRO,TOED,TONE,TORC,TORE,TORI,TORN,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TROD,TRON,

3-letter words (63 found)

CID,CIT,COD,CON,COR,COT,DEI,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIT,DOC,DOE,DON,DOR,DOT,ECO,END,EON,ERN,ICE,IDE,ION,IRE,NED,NET,NID,NIE,NIT,NOD,NOR,NOT,ODE,ONE,ORC,ORD,ORE,ORT,REC,RED,REI,REN,REO,RET,RID,RIN,RIT,ROC,ROD,ROE,ROT,TEC,TED,TEN,TIC,TID,TIE,TIN,TOC,TOD,TOE,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (22 found)

DE,DI,DO,ED,EN,ER,ET,ID,IN,IO,IT,NE,NO,OD,OE,OI,ON,OR,RE,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 386 words from direction according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of direction

direction

Etymology

From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin dīrēctiō. Equivalent to direct +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

direction (countable and uncountable, plural directions)

  1. A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
  2. A general trend for future action.
  3. Guidance, instruction.
  4. The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
  5. (dated) The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.
  6. (archaic) A person's address.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • direct

Translations

Further reading

  • “"…direction…"”, by Mark Liberman, published by Language Log (2022-08-12)

Anagrams

  • cretinoid

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīrēctiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/

Noun

direction f (plural directions)

  1. (spatial) direction
    être / aller dans la bonne direction ― to be going the right way, to be heading the right way
  2. (figuratively) direction
  3. government
  4. (figuratively) the director of the administration/organisation
  5. (occasional, figurative) the territory administered by a government

Derived terms

  • direction assistée

Related terms

  • directeur
  • diriger

Descendants

  • → Turkish: direksiyon

Further reading

  • “direction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Noun

direction (plural directiones)

  1. direction (orientation, point where one is headed)
  2. direction, leadership, control, supervision

Source: wiktionary.org