DIRECTRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DIRECTRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIRECTRESS?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful DIRECTRESS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIRECTRESS
No single letter turns DIRECTRESS into another word.
How DIRECTRESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DIRECTRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIRECTRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DIRECTRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicrare
A woman who directs or manages an organisation, school or enterprise.
Directress is the older feminine form of director, now mostly replaced by the gender-neutral word. It still appears in historical writing and some translations.
How DIRECTRESS is used
Directress is dated; directrix (described in definitions_b1_1680.php) is a related but different term.
- The directress of the school welcomed each new pupil.
- She served as directress of the theatre for twenty years.
- A strict directress ran the orphanage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIRECTRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DIRECTRESS
1 longer words begin with DIRECTRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DIRECTRESS
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Common questions about DIRECTRESS
- Is DIRECTRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIRECTRESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIRECTRESS worth?
- DIRECTRESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIRECTRESS mean?
- A woman who directs or manages an organisation, school or enterprise.
- What letters can be added to DIRECTRESS?
- No single letter can be added to DIRECTRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DIRECTRESS:
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