What it means
- (verb) To manage, control, steer. “to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army”
- (verb) To aim (something) at (something else). “He directed his question to the room in general.”
- (verb) To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way. “He directed me to the left-hand road.”
- (verb) To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order. “She directed them to leave immediately.”
- (verb) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent. “to direct a letter”
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Letter analysis
- Directing contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Sub-words
- crediting
- indirect
- reciting
- cringed
- deicing
- dieting
- dingier
- editing
- ignited
- incited
- ceding
- cinder
- citing
- credit
- cretin
- cringe
- dicier
- dicing
- direct
- girted
- ignite
- incite
- indict
- ricing
- riding
- ringed
- tidier
- tiding
- tieing
- tinder
- tinged
- tinier
- tiring
- cider
- cited
- cried
- deign
- digit
- diner
- dirge
- edict
- genii
- grind
- icier
- icing
- inced
- inert
- inter
- nicer
- niter
- reign
- riced
- ridge
- rigid
- tiger
- tinge
- tired
- trend
- trice
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with DIR
- dire
- direct
- directed
- directer
- directest
- direction
- directional
- directions
- directive
- directives
- directly
- directness
- director
- directorate
- directorates
- directorial
- directories
- directors
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Words ending with ING
Common questions
What does Directing mean?
To manage, control, steer.
What are the anagrams of Directing?
Valid anagrams: crediting.
How many letters are in Directing?
Directing has 9 letters.
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