DIRECTING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIRECTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
d2i1r1e1c3t1i1n1g2
PlayableDIRECTING · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DIRECTING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful DIRECTING is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIRECTING
No single letter turns DIRECTING into another word.
How DIRECTING scores
Scrabble d2i1r1e1c3t1i1n1g2 13
Words with Friends d2i1r1e1c4t1i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in DIRECTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIRECTING has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of DIRECTING
The 9 tiles of DIRECTING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DIRECTING
indicter11 indirect11 reciting11 reindict11 dirigent10 cringed11 deicing11 dicting11 dictier10 dineric10 icterid10 identic10 incited10 tricing10 citrine9 crinite9 dieting9 dingier9 dirting9 editing9 ignited9 inciter9 neritic9 igniter8 inditer8 nitride8 tiering8 tigrine8 ceding10 ciding10 dicing10 griced10 cering9 cinder9 citied9 citing9 credit9 crined9 cringe9 dicier9
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Common questions about DIRECTING
- Is DIRECTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIRECTING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIRECTING worth?
- DIRECTING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DIRECTING?
- No single letter can be added to DIRECTING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DIRECTING:
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