CURSORIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CURSORIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURSORIAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURSORIAL is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURSORIAL
No single letter turns CURSORIAL into another word.
How CURSORIAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CURSORIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CURSORIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CURSORIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Adapted for running, as the long, strong legs of some animals are.
Zoologists call hunters like cheetahs and wolves cursorial because their limbs suit fast pursuit on land. Birds such as the ostrich also earn the label.
How CURSORIAL is used
Used in zoology and anatomy.
- The cheetah is a highly cursorial predator.
- Cursorial birds run instead of flying.
- Long limbs are a cursorial adaptation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURSORIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CURSORIAL
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Common questions about CURSORIAL
- Is CURSORIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURSORIAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURSORIAL worth?
- CURSORIAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURSORIAL mean?
- Adapted for running, as the long, strong legs of some animals are.
- What letters can be added to CURSORIAL?
- No single letter can be added to CURSORIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CURSORIAL:
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