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Updated June 2026
Instructions on how to reach a destination or perform a task; guidance on what to do or how to proceed. The courses or paths along which people or things move.
“The tourist asked for directions to the nearest underground station.”
/d(a)ɪˈrɛk.ʃənz/
di·rec·tions
Triple-I and double-C pattern; -IONS ending indicates plural
Worth 14 points; useful for deploying multiple common letters
Shorter words formed from the letters in “directions”.
11-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “directions”.
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