Is DIRECTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIRECTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIRECTED mean?
- adjective
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
“a positively directed vector”
- adjective
manageable by a supervising agent
“a directed program of study”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DIRECTED
DIRECTED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of DIRECTED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DIRECTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- credited12
- decider11
- decried11
- recited10
- tierced10
- decide10
- deiced10
- credit9
- deceit9
- deicer9
- direct9
- triced9
- ceded9
- diced9
- cerite8
- deride8
- dieted8
- edited8
- recite8
- tedder8
- tierce8
- ceder8
- cered8
- cider8
- cited8
- creed8
- cried8
- deice8
- dicer8
- edict8
- riced8
- dieter7
- reedit7
- retied7
- tiered7
- citer7
- dreed7
- dried7
- erect7
- recit7
- recti7
- reded7
- redid7
- terce7
- tided7
- trice7
- cede7
- cedi7
- cred7
- dice7
- iced7
- deter6
- eider6
- tired6
- treed6
- tried6
- cere6
- cert6
- cete6
- cire6
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