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Is directly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word directly is a Scrabble US word. The word directly is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

D2I1R1E1C3T1L1Y4

Is directly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word directly is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

D2I1R1E1C3T1L1Y4

Is directly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word directly is a Words With Friends word. The word directly is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2I1R1E1C4T1L2Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

DIRECTLY,

7-letter words (1 found)

TIREDLY,

6-letter words (12 found)

CIDERY,CLERID,CREDIT,DELICT,DELTIC,DIRECT,DIRELY,RELICT,RIDLEY,TILERY,TIRLED,TRICED,

5-letter words (47 found)

CERTY,CETYL,CIDER,CITED,CITER,CLIED,CRIED,CYDER,DECRY,DEITY,DICER,DICEY,DICTY,DIRTY,DRICE,DRILY,EDICT,IDLER,LITED,LITER,LITRE,LYRIC,LYTED,LYTIC,RECIT,RECTI,REDLY,RELIC,RELIT,RICED,RICEY,RILED,RILEY,TELIC,TICED,TILDE,TILED,TILER,TIRED,TRICE,TRIDE,TRIED,TRILD,TYLER,TYRED,YCLED,YIELD,

4-letter words (76 found)

CEDI,CEIL,CELT,CERT,CIDE,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,CITE,CITY,CLIT,CRED,CRIT,CYTE,DEIL,DELI,DELT,DICE,DICT,DIEL,DIET,DIRE,DIRL,DIRT,DITE,DREY,DYER,EDIT,EILD,ERIC,ETIC,ICED,ICER,IDLE,IDLY,IDYL,IRED,LEIR,LICE,LIED,LIER,LIRE,LITE,LYRE,LYTE,RELY,RICE,RICY,RIDE,RIEL,RILE,RITE,TEDY,TEIL,TELD,TICE,TIDE,TIDY,TIED,TIER,TILE,TIRE,TIRL,TREY,TRIE,TRYE,TYDE,TYED,TYER,TYRE,YELD,YELT,YERD,YETI,YIRD,YITE,

3-letter words (45 found)

CEL,CID,CIT,CLY,CRY,DEI,DEL,DEY,DIE,DIT,DRY,DYE,ELD,ELT,ICE,ICY,IDE,IRE,LED,LEI,LET,LEY,LID,LIE,LIT,LYE,REC,RED,REI,RET,RID,RIT,RYE,TEC,TED,TEL,TIC,TID,TIE,TIL,TRY,TYE,YER,YET,YID,

2-letter words (13 found)

DE,DI,ED,EL,ER,ET,ID,IT,LI,RE,TE,TI,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 196 words from directly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of directly

directly

Etymology

direct +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dĭ-rĕk(t)ˈ -lē, dī-rĕk(t)ˈ -lē
  • IPA(key): /dɪˈɹɛk(t)li/, /daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/

Adverb

directly (comparative more directly, superlative most directly)

  1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
  2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means.
  3. Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
  4. Exactly; just; at the shortest possible distance.
  5. Straightforwardly; honestly.
  6. (dated) Immediately.
  7. (chiefly dated or dialect, including Midlands, Cornwall, Southern US) Soon; next; in due time; as soon as it becomes convenient.

Synonyms

  • (in a straight line or course): straightwise, undeviatingly
  • (without circumlocution or ambiguity): bluntly, clearly, downrightly, unambiguously; see also Thesaurus:explicitly
  • (exactly, just): accurately, dead, precisely, slap bang; see also Thesaurus:exactly
  • (straightforwardly, honestly): frankly, truthfully
  • (immediately): forthwith, now, tout de suite; see also Thesaurus:immediately
  • (soon, next): betimes, presently, shortly; see also Thesaurus:soon

Antonyms

  • circuitously
  • indirectly
  • (antonym(s) of "soon"): later

Derived terms

  • directly proportional

Translations

Conjunction

directly

  1. (chiefly British) As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when)

Anagrams

  • tridecyl

Source: wiktionary.org