CURSED means afflicted by supernatural misfortune, doomed to suffer, or to invoke evil upon someone.
Yes. CURSED is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends and 11 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | C | U | R | S | E | D | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Wordfeud | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
CURSED carries the weight of supernatural dread across cultures. As an adjective, it describes someone or something afflicted by a curse - a supernatural force bringing misfortune, suffering, or doom. Objects, places, or people can be cursed, marked by persistent bad luck or tragedy.
As the past tense of "curse," it means to have invoked evil or misfortune upon someone through words or ritual. From ancient tablets inscribed with curses to modern expressions like "cursed with bad luck," the word bridges supernatural belief and everyday language.
In internet culture, "cursed" has evolved to describe disturbing, unsettling, or bizarrely wrong images and content - "cursed images" that feel fundamentally incorrect. This modern usage captures the original sense of something touched by malevolent forces, translated to digital unease.
"Cursed" derives from Old English "cursian," meaning to wish evil upon. The ultimate origin is uncertain, but may connect to Old Norse "kors" (cross), suggesting Christian influence - invoking the cross against someone. Alternative theories link it to Latin "cursus" (course), implying altering someone's life path. By Middle English, "cursed" meant both the act of cursing and the state of being under a curse. The pronunciation split into "cursed" (one syllable) and "curs-ed" (two syllables) for poetic emphasis.
Anagrams: CRUDES
Hooks: no front hooks; no back hooks.
Words inside CURSED: 65 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: CRUDESCREDSCRUDECRUDSCURDSCUREDDUCESCREDCRUDCRUSECUDSCUED. See all words from CURSED.