Scrabble Word Finder

CURSIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. CURSIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

c3u1r1s1i1v4e1
PlayableCURSIVE · 7 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
7letters
1hook available
1 in 385,985odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept CURSIVE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 52 / 100

52WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.71
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
full rack
Tile availability 20%
5.57%

Our own measure of how useful CURSIVE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CURSIVE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

cursives13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CURSIVE scores

Scrabble c3u1r1s1i1v4e1 12
Words with Friends c4u2r1s1i1v5e1 15

Face value of the 7 tiles in CURSIVE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
c12
u14
r16
s14
i19
v12
e112

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.

Anagrams of CURSIVE

cruives12

The 7 tiles of CURSIVE in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with CURSIVE

cursives13 cursively17 cursiveness16 cursivenesses18

4 longer words begin with CURSIVE.

Shorter words from the letters in CURSIVE

cruive11 cruves11 curves11 scrive11 cruise8 crusie8 curies8 cives10 cruve10 curve10 vices10 eruvs8 rives8 siver8 viers8 vires8 virus8 cires7 cries7 crise7 crues7 cruse7 cures7 curie7 curse7 cursi7 ecrus7 erics7 icers7 rices7 scire7 seric7 sucre7 ureic7 sieur5 cive9 vice9 eruv7 revs7 rive7

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Common questions about CURSIVE

Is CURSIVE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURSIVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CURSIVE worth?
CURSIVE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CURSIVE?
CURSIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CURSIVE:

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