DIRECT — 6 letter word
direct
The word direct has 6 letters: D, I, R, E, C, T. It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Direct has 2 anagrams: credit, triced. As a adverb, it means "without deviation".
6 letter word "direct": D I R E C T — adverb
Scrabble score: 9 Words With Friends: 10
Letter Analysis of direct
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 4 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of direct
adverb
- without deviation "the path leads directly to the lake" Synonyms: straight
adjective
- lacking compromising or mitigating elements
- direct in spatial dimensions
- (of a current) flowing in one direction only "direct current"
- straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action "a direct question"
- similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
- moving from west to east on the celestial sphere "or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth"
- having no intervening persons, agents, conditions "in direct sunlight" Synonyms: unmediated
- in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker "a direct quotation" Synonyms: verbatim
- in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child Synonyms: lineal
- being an immediate result or consequence "a direct result of the accident"
verb
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking) Synonyms: engineer, mastermind, organise, organize, orchestrate
- specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public Synonyms: aim
- command with authority "They directed the children to do their homework."
- give directions to "point somebody into a certain direction"
- put an address on (an envelope) Synonyms: address
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal Synonyms: place
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards Synonyms: aim
- guide the actors in (plays and films)
- lead, as in the performance of a composition Synonyms: conduct
- direct the course "determine the direction of travelling" Synonyms: maneuver
- cause to go somewhere Synonyms: send
- take somebody somewhere Synonyms: take
- be in charge of Synonyms: head