Is EXCURSIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EXCURSIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EXCURSIVE mean?
- 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
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + X (8) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 21 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 EXCURSIVE
EXCURSIVE 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 EXCURSIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cervixes20
- cervix18
- excuser16
- vexers16
- cruxes15
- excise15
- excuse15
- vexer15
- vexes15
- execs14
- xeric14
- sexier13
- crux13
- exec13
- vex13
- cursive12
- scrieve12
- service12
- rexes12
- sexer12
- sixer12
- xerus12
- curves11
- cuvees11
- scrive11
- exes11
- curve10
- cuvee10
- vices10
- rex10
- sex10
- six10
- xis10
- reives9
- revise9
- revues9
- vice9
- ex9
- xi9
- xu9
- cereus8
- cerise8
- ceruse8
- cruise8
- curies8
- recuse8
- rescue8
- secure8
- eruvs8
- reive8
- revue8
- rives8
- serve8
- sever8
- sieve8
- siver8
- veers8
- verse8
- viers8
- vires8
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