direct: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with D · ends with T
Meaning of direct
adj
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
Example: the most direct route between two buildings
Straightforward; sincere.
Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
Source: Wiktionary — direct.
adv
Directly.
Source: Wiktionary — direct.
verb
To manage, control, steer.
Example: to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army
To aim (something) at (something else).
Example: They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.
To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; to refer.
Example: He directed me to the left-hand road.
To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
Example: She directed them to leave immediately.
Listed forms: directs, directing, directed.
Source: Wiktionary — direct.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for direct.
adjective
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
adjective
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
adjective
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
adjective
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is direct in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of direct
D(2) + I(1) + R(1) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of direct
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from direct
55 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in direct. Showing up to 24, longest first.