DIRECTIVES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DIRECTIVES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2i1r1e1c3t1i1v4e1s1
PlayableDIRECTIVES · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DIRECTIVES?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.6%
Our own measure of how useful DIRECTIVES is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIRECTIVES
No single letter turns DIRECTIVES into another word.
How DIRECTIVES scores
Scrabble d2i1r1e1c3t1i1v4e1s1 16
Words with Friends d2i1r1e1c4t1i1v5e1s1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in DIRECTIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIRECTIVES has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of DIRECTIVES
The 10 tiles of DIRECTIVES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DIRECTIVES
directive15 revisited13 cideriest12 editrices12 decisive14 descrive14 scrieved14 serviced14 verdicts14 veristic13 vertices13 derisive12 verdites12 desertic11 dieretic11 discreet11 discrete11 eidetics11 icterids11 verities11 sericite10 siderite9 cervids13 devices13 evicted13 scrived13 verdict13 veridic13 scrieve12 service12 vitrics12 derives11 deviser11 diverse11 diverts11 revised11 riveted11 sterved11 strived11 verdets11
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Common questions about DIRECTIVES
- Is DIRECTIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIRECTIVES, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIRECTIVES worth?
- DIRECTIVES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DIRECTIVES?
- No single letter can be added to DIRECTIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DIRECTIVES:
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