Is CURSIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CURSIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CURSIVES mean?
Cursives is a form of CURSIVE.
- noun
rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
- adjective
having successive letter joined together
“cursive script”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CURSIVES
CURSIVES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of CURSIVES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CURSIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scurvies13
- cursive12
- scrives12
- curves11
- scrive11
- viscus11
- viruses10
- curve10
- vices10
- cruises9
- sivers9
- versus9
- vice9
- crises8
- cruise8
- cruses8
- cuisse8
- curies8
- curses8
- cusser8
- scries8
- sucres8
- eruvs8
- rives8
- siver8
- viers8
- vires8
- virus8
- vises8
- cires7
- cress7
- cries7
- cruse7
- cures7
- curie7
- curse7
- ecrus7
- rices7
- sices7
- sucre7
- ureic7
- eruv7
- revs7
- rive7
- sevs7
- vier7
- vies7
- vise7
- issuer6
- sieurs6
- cess6
- cire6
- cris6
- crus6
- cues6
- cure6
- curs6
- cuss6
- ecru6
- ecus6
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