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Is cursive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cursive is a Scrabble US word. The word cursive is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

C3U1R1S1I1V4E1

Is cursive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cursive is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

C3U1R1S1I1V4E1

Is cursive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cursive is a Words With Friends word. The word cursive is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4U2R1S1I1V5E1

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7-letter words (2 found)

CRUIVES,CURSIVE,

6-letter words (7 found)

CRUISE,CRUIVE,CRUSIE,CRUVES,CURIES,CURVES,SCRIVE,

5-letter words (27 found)

CIRES,CIVES,CRIES,CRISE,CRUES,CRUSE,CRUVE,CURES,CURIE,CURSE,CURSI,CURVE,ECRUS,ERICS,ERUVS,ICERS,RICES,RIVES,SERIC,SIEUR,SIVER,SUCRE,UREIC,VICES,VIERS,VIRES,VIRUS,

4-letter words (40 found)

CIRE,CIVE,CRIS,CRUE,CRUS,CUES,CURE,CURS,ECRU,ECUS,ERIC,ERUV,ICER,ICES,IRES,IURE,RECS,REIS,REVS,RICE,RISE,RIVE,RUCS,RUES,RUSE,SCUR,SEIR,SICE,SIRE,SUER,SURE,URES,URIC,USER,VERS,VICE,VIER,VIES,VIRE,VISE,

3-letter words (28 found)

CIS,CRU,CUE,CUR,ECU,ERS,ICE,IRE,REC,REI,RES,REV,RUC,RUE,SEC,SEI,SER,SEV,SIC,SIR,SRI,SUE,SUI,SUR,URE,USE,VIE,VIS,

2-letter words (7 found)

ER,ES,IS,RE,SI,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 112 words from cursive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cursive

cursive

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus. By surface analysis, curse +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝsɪv/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːsɪv/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv

Adjective

cursive (comparative more cursive, superlative most cursive)

  1. Running; flowing.
  2. (of writing) Having successive letters joined together.
  3. (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time).

Translations

Noun

cursive (countable and uncountable, plural cursives)

  1. (countable) A cursive character, letter or font.
  2. (countable) A manuscript written in cursive characters.
  3. (uncountable) Joined-up handwriting.

Antonyms

  • print

Derived terms

Related terms

  • course
  • discursive
  • incursive

Translations

See also

  • handwriting
  • italic
  • longhand
  • shorthand

Anagrams

  • cruives, cuviers

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kyʁ.siv/

Noun

cursive f (plural cursives)

  1. cursive letter

Adjective

cursive

  1. feminine singular of cursif

Further reading

  • “cursive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • cuivres, cuivrés

Source: wiktionary.org