DIRECTNESS

10 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What DIRECTNESS Means

noun: trueness of course toward a goal“rivaling a hawk in directness of aim”
noun: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Similar words

CANDOR CANDOUR CANDIDNESS FRANKNESS

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DIRECTNESS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 I1 R1 E1 C3 T1 N1 E1 S1 S1.

Anagrams of DIRECTNESS (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In DIRECTNESS

795 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (6)

DISSENTER RESIDENTS SECRETINS SINCEREST STRIDENCE TIREDNESS

8 letter words (30)

7 letter words (97)

6 letter words (193)

CEDERS CENDRE CENSED CENSER CENSES CENTER CENTRE CERISE CERITE CERNED CERNES CERTES CERTIE CESSED CESSER CIDERS CINDER CISTED CITERS CITESS CREDIT CREEDS CRESTS CRETIN CRINED CRINES CRISES CTENES DECEIT DECENT DECERN DEICER DEICES DEISTS DENETS DENIER DENIES DENSER DESERT DESINE DESIRE DESIST DETERS DICERS DIENES DIESES DIETER DINERS DIRECT DIREST DRICES DRIEST ECESIS EDENIC EDICTS EIDENT EIDERS ENDERS ENDITE ENTERS ENTICE ENTIRE ERECTS ESTERS ESTRIN IDENTS INCEDE INERTS INSECT INSERT INSETS INTERS NERDIC NEREID NEREIS NERITE NESTED NESTER NICEST NIECES NITERS NITRES RECENT RECESS RECITE RECITS REEDIT REESTS REINED REISES REISTS RENEST RENIED RENIES RENTED RENTES RESECT RESEND RESENT RESETS RESIDE RESIDS RESINS RESIST RESITE RESITS RESTED RETIED RETIES RETINE RIDENT RINSED RINSES SCENDS SCENED SCENES SCENTS SCERNE SCIENT SCREED SCREEN SCREES SCREET SCRIED SCRIES SCRINE SDEINS SECERN SECRET SEDENT SEDERS SEINED SEINER SEINES SEISED SEISER SEITEN SENDER SENSED SENSEI SENTED SEREIN SEREST SERIES SERINE SERINS SIDERS SIENTS SINTER SIREES SIRENS SISTED SISTER SNEERS SNIDER SNIDES SNIRTS STEDES STEEDS STEENS STEERS STEINS STENDS STERES STERIC STERNS STIRED STIRES STRENE STRIDE TEDIER TEENDS TEINDS TENDER TENDRE TENREC TENSED TENSER TENSES TERCES TERNED TERNES TIERCE TIERED TINDER TREENS TRENDS TRICED TRICES TRIENE TRIENS TRINED TRINES

5 letter words (215)

CEDER CEDES CEDIS CENSE CENTS CERED CERES CERNE CERTS CESSE CESTI CETES CIDER CIDES CINES CIRES CISTS CITED CITER CITES CREDS CREED CREES CRESS CREST CRIED CRIES CRINE CRISE CRITS CTENE DEENS DEERS DEETS DEICE DEIST DENES DENET DENIS DENSE DENTS DERES DERNS DESSE DETER DICER DICES DICTS DIENE DIETS DINER DINES DINTS DIRTS DISCS DITES DREES DRENT DRESS DREST DRICE DRIES EDICT EDITS EIDER ENDER ENTER ERECT ERICS ERNED ERNES ERSES ESNES ESTER ETENS ICERS IDEES IDENT INERT INSET INTER NEEDS NEIST NERDS NERTS NESTS NETES NICER NIDES NIECE NISSE NITER NITES NITRE RECIT RECTI REDES REEDS REENS REEST REINS REIST RENDS RENTE RENTS RESES RESET RESID RESIN RESIT RESTS RETIE RICED RICES RIDES RINDS RINES RINSE RISEN RISES RITES SCEND SCENE SCENT SCREE SDEIN SECTS SEDER SEDES SEEDS SEERS SEINE SEIRS SEISE SENDS SENES SENSE SENSI SENTE SENTI SENTS SERED SERES SERIC SERIN SICES SIDER SIDES SIENS SIENT SINCE SINDS SINED SINES SIRED SIREE SIREN SIRES SITED SITES SNEDS SNEED SNEER SNEES SNIDE SNIES SNIRT SNITS STEDE STEDS STEED STEEN STEER STEIN STEND STENS STERE STERN STIED STIES STIRE STIRS TEEND TEENS TEERS TEIND TEINS TENDS TENES TENSE TERCE TERES TERNE TERNS TERSE TICED TICES TIDES TIERS TINDS TINED TINES TIRED TIRES TREED TREEN TREES TREND TRESS TRICE TRIDE TRIED TRIES TRINE TRINS

4 letter words (169)

3 letter words (67)

CEE CID CIS CIT DEE DEI DEN DIE DIN DIS DIT EDS EEN END ENE ENS ERE ERN ERS ESS EST ICE IDE IDS INS IRE ITS NED NEE NET NID NIE NIS NIT REC RED REE REI REN RES RET RID RIN RIT SEC SED SEE SEI SEN SER SET SIC SIN SIR SIS SIT SRI TEC TED TEE TEN TES TIC TID TIE TIN TIS

2 letter words (18)

DE DI ED EE EN ER ES ET ID IN IS IT NE RE SI ST TE TI

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