Curtsey

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A gesture of respect performed by women, made by bending both knees with one foot placed behind the other.

“The young dancer gave a graceful curtsey to the audience at the end of her performance.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

curt·sey

Related Words

Synonyms

curtsy

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the vowel pair EY at the end, the pattern CURT- opens strongly in Wordle

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, the Y is valuable and EY endings hook well for bonus plays

Words Related to Curtsey

Words you can make from Curtsey

Shorter words formed from the letters in “curtsey”.

cruets crusty curets curtsy eructs surety truces certy cetus crest cruet cruse crust cryst cures curet curse curst cuter cutes cutey cyrus ecrus eruct

Add a letter to make a longer word

8-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “curtsey”.

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