CURSIVELY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CURSIVELY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
c3u1r1s1i1v4e1l1y4
PlayableCURSIVELY · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CURSIVELY?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful CURSIVELY is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURSIVELY
No single letter turns CURSIVELY into another word.
How CURSIVELY scores
Scrabble c3u1r1s1i1v4e1l1y4 17
Words with Friends c4u2r1s1i1v5e1l2y3 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in CURSIVELY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURSIVELY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CURSIVELY
- All 9 letters of CURSIVELY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CURSIVELY
scurvily16 livyers13 silvery13 clerisy12 clivers12 cruisey12 cruives12 crusily12 culvers12 cursive12 surveil10 curlies9 curvey14 scurvy14 livery12 livyer12 survey12 verily12 clevis11 cresyl11 cruisy11 cruive11 cruves11 culver11 curves11 lyrics11 scrive11 sluicy11 ervils9 livers9 livres9 lurves9 rivels9 silver9 sliver9 slurve9 surely9 ulyies9 cluier8 cruels8
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Common questions about CURSIVELY
- Is CURSIVELY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURSIVELY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURSIVELY worth?
- CURSIVELY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CURSIVELY?
- No single letter can be added to CURSIVELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CURSIVELY:
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