Cursive Words

Goodbye in Cursive

How to write the word goodbye in cursive — watch it drawn, trace every stroke, and take the free worksheet to paper.

In cursive, goodbye is written in 1 stroke without lifting the pencil: g-o-o-d-b-y-e in one continuous stroke. Press play to watch it drawn on the writing lines, then trace it yourself and print the free worksheet.

goodbye written in cursive on handwriting guidelines, with a green starting dot and a red stop sign

How to write goodbye in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through g-o-o-d-b-y-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 7

d and b are tall letters that reach toward the topline. g and y drop below the baseline. o and e stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in goodbye connect

3 of goodbye's 6 joins leave the letter on a checkstroke. The exceptions are g-o, where g ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o, d-b, where d ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of b, and y-e, where y ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

The letters in goodbye

Every letter guide below teaches the letter the same way Scribble teaches it in the app — stroke order, joins, a letter check, and a printable worksheet.

Trace goodbye in cursive

Trace it the way children do in the app: start on the green circle and pull it along every stroke without straying off the word.

Put your finger or mouse on the circle and pull it through the word.

Free printable goodbye cursive worksheet

Take goodbye to pencil and paper — the free printable worksheet has dashed models to trace, green starting dots for guided writing, a model to copy, and open writing lines to finish.

Need a different word? Make a worksheet for any word — free, for any spelling.

Frequently asked questions

1. Keep the pencil down through g-o-o-d-b-y-e, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.

Yes — goodbye flows from the first letter to the last without a single pencil lift.

3 of goodbye's 6 joins leave the letter on a checkstroke. The exceptions are g-o, where g ends on an overcurve that carries into the downcurve opening of o, d-b, where d ends on an undercurve that carries into the undercurve opening of b, and y-e, where y ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of e.

d and b are tall letters that reach toward the topline. g and y drop below the baseline. o and e stay between the baseline and the midline.

goodbye starts with the letter g, which opens on a downcurve. Getting that first entry stroke right sets the slant for the whole word.

Practice writing goodbye with real feedback

Scribble teaches cursive this same way on iPad — watch, trace, write, and get feedback on shape, size, spacing, and slant.

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