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.
Which word lists accept CURSIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
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
cursivesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CURSIVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CURSIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CURSIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Written with the letters joined together in a flowing style.
Cursive handwriting lets the pen travel across a word without being lifted, which makes it quicker than printing. Schools teach it as a separate skill, and the style gives signatures their familiar curved look.
How CURSIVE is used
Used about handwriting and typefaces, and also as a noun for the script itself.
- She signed the card in elegant cursive letters.
- The children practise cursive writing every morning.
- Old letters in faded cursive are hard for some young people to read.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURSIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CURSIVE
The 7 tiles of CURSIVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CURSIVE
4 longer words begin with CURSIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in CURSIVE
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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 does CURSIVE mean?
- Written with the letters joined together in a flowing style.
- 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:
Open CURSIVE in the Word Finder