Cursive Words

Gray in Cursive

The word gray in cursive: stroke-by-stroke animation, letter joins, a trace check, and a free printable worksheet.

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

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

How to write gray in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through g-r-a-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
Strokes: 1Pencil lifts: 0Letters: 4

g and y drop below the baseline. r and a stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in gray connect

2 of gray's 3 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is g-r, where g ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r.

The letters in gray

gray is only as good as its letters. Each card links to the full guide — animation, joins, quiz, and worksheet — for that letter.

Trace gray in cursive

Now write it yourself. Put your finger or mouse on the green circle and follow every stroke of gray — the check only advances while you stay on the line.

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

Free printable gray cursive worksheet

Print the free gray in cursive worksheet to move from the screen to paper: trace gray along the dashed models, write it starting from each green dot, copy it beside the model, then fill the blank writing lines on your own.

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

Frequently asked questions

Write g-r-a-y in one continuous stroke. Keep every letter slanting the same direction and resting on the baseline.

gray takes 1 stroke: g-r-a-y in one continuous stroke.

No — gray is one continuous stroke. Every letter flows into the next without lifting the pencil.

g and y drop below the baseline. r and a stay between the baseline and the midline.

2 of gray's 3 joins leave the letter on an undercurve. The exception is g-r, where g ends on an overcurve that carries into the undercurve opening of r.

Practice writing gray with real feedback

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