CURSORY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CURSORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CURSORY?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CURSORY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CURSORY
No single letter turns CURSORY into another word.
How CURSORY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CURSORY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,084 thousand.
What does CURSORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Done quickly and without attention to detail, so that it is not thorough.
A cursory glance or inspection skims the surface and may miss important problems. The word leans critical, because it implies that more care was needed than was given.
How CURSORY is used
Typically paired with nouns such as glance, look, check or examination.
- He gave the contract only a cursory reading.
- A cursory inspection revealed nothing unusual.
- The officer cast a cursory look at the passports.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CURSORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CURSORY
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Common questions about CURSORY
- Is CURSORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CURSORY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CURSORY worth?
- CURSORY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CURSORY mean?
- Done quickly and without attention to detail, so that it is not thorough.
- What letters can be added to CURSORY?
- No single letter can be added to CURSORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CURSORY:
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