Is DISCURSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISCURSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISCURSIVE mean?
- adjective
proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
- adjective
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
“amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 16 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 DISCURSIVE
DISCURSIVE 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.
Words you can make from DISCURSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- virucides15
- virucide14
- cursives13
- scurvies13
- cervids13
- scrived13
- veridic13
- cursive12
- scrives12
- cervid12
- curved12
- viscid12
- sciurids11
- suicides11
- civies11
- curves11
- scrive11
- viscus11
- viced11
- cruised10
- sciurid10
- suicide10
- viruses10
- divers10
- drives10
- civie10
- curve10
- vices10
- diuresis9
- cruises9
- ciders9
- crudes9
- cursed9
- cussed9
- dicers9
- dicier9
- discus9
- scried9
- sivers9
- versus9
- devis9
- diver9
- dives9
- drive9
- ivied9
- rived9
- virid9
- vised9
- vice9
- diseurs8
- sudsier8
- crises8
- crisis8
- cruise8
- cruses8
- cuisse8
- curies8
- curses8
- cusser8
- scries8
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