direction

NOUN /dɪ'rɛkʃən/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

direction is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1R1E1C3T1I1O1N1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does direction mean?

NOUN · 9 SENSES
1

The act of setting and holding a course.

“a new council was installed under the direction of the king”

BROADER
2

The concentration of attention or energy on something.

“he had no direction in his life”

3

The act of managing something.

“is the direction of the economy a function of government?”

SYNONYMS
4

A line leading to a place or point.

“he looked the other direction”

SYNONYMS
5

A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something.

NARROWER
6

Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.

7

A message describing how something is to be done.

“he gave directions faster than she could follow them”

SYNONYMS
8

A general course along which something has a tendency to develop.

“I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts”

“his ideals determined the direction of his career”

NARROWER
9

The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves.

“he checked the direction and velocity of the wind”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of direction

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