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Is cursory a Scrabble word?

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

C3U1R1S1O1R1Y4

Is cursory a Scrabble UK word?

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

C3U1R1S1O1R1Y4

Is cursory a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cursory is a Words With Friends word. The word cursory is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4U2R1S1O1R1Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

CURSORY,

6-letter words (3 found)

CRUORS,CURSOR,SCURRY,

5-letter words (8 found)

COURS,CRUOR,CRUSY,CURRS,CURRY,SCOUR,SORRY,YOURS,

4-letter words (20 found)

CORS,CORY,COSY,COUR,COYS,CRUS,CURR,CURS,ORCS,OURS,ROCS,RORY,ROSY,RUCS,RYUS,SCRY,SCUR,SOUR,YOUR,YOUS,

3-letter words (20 found)

COR,COS,COY,CRU,CRY,CUR,ORC,ORS,OUR,OUS,OYS,ROC,RUC,RYU,SOC,SOU,SOY,SUR,YOU,YUS,

2-letter words (9 found)

OR,OS,OU,OY,SO,UR,US,YO,YU,

You can make 61 words from cursory according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cursory

cursory

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cursoire (“rapid”), from Latin cursorius (“hasty, of a race or running”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/, /ˈkɜːs.ɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi/, /ˈkɝːs.ɹi/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɵː.sɘ.ɹi/, /ˈkɵːs.ɹi/
  • Hyphenation: cur‧so‧ry, curs‧ory

Adjective

cursory (comparative more cursory, superlative most cursory)

  1. Hasty or superficial.
    cursory glance
  2. Careless or desultory.
  3. (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

Derived terms

  • cursorily
  • cursoriness

Related terms

  • cursor
  • course

Translations

See also

  • perfunctory

Source: wiktionary.org