directive

directive is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.
2. adjective. Able to be directed; manageable.
3. noun. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity

   "the boss loves to send us directives"

4. adjective. showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

   "felt his mother's directing arm around him"

   "the directional role of science on industrial progress"

   Synonyms: directing, directional, guiding

Synonyms

directing, directional, guiding

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in directive:

creditive

Common word forms

directives, directively, directiveness

Words from these letters

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