Is DIRECTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIRECTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIRECTING mean?
- adjective
showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
“felt his mother's directing arm around him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 DIRECTING
DIRECTING 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 DIRECTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DIRECTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crediting13
- indicter11
- indirect11
- reciting11
- reindict11
- cringed11
- deicing11
- dictier10
- dineric10
- identic10
- incited10
- tricing10
- ceding10
- dicing10
- citrine9
- crinite9
- dieting9
- dingier9
- editing9
- ignited9
- inciter9
- neritic9
- cering9
- cinder9
- citied9
- citing9
- credit9
- cringe9
- dicier9
- direct9
- indict9
- ricing9
- triced9
- igniter8
- inditer8
- nitride8
- tiering8
- citrin8
- cretin8
- dieing8
- dinger8
- engird8
- girned8
- girted8
- incite8
- irenic8
- nidget8
- nitric8
- reding8
- riding8
- ringed8
- tiding8
- tinged8
- cider8
- cited8
- cried8
- dicer8
- edict8
- genic8
- icing8
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