Cursive Words

Sixty in Cursive

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

sixty starts with the letter s, which opens on an undercurve, and the whole word takes 4 strokes with 3 pencil lifts. Watch it drawn stroke by stroke below, trace it on the lines, and print the free sixty worksheet when you're ready for pencil and paper.

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

How to write sixty in cursive

  1. 1Keep the pencil down through s-i-x-t-y, letting each exit stroke become the next letter's entry.
  2. 2Last, return to dot the i, cross the x, and cross the t — always after the body of the word is done.
Strokes: 4Pencil lifts: 3Letters: 5

t is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. s, i, and x stay between the baseline and the midline.

How the letters in sixty connect

All 4 of the joins in sixty leave the letter on an undercurve.

The letters in sixty

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

Trace sixty in cursive

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

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

Free printable sixty cursive worksheet

The free printable sixty worksheet follows the same order as this page: a trace row with dashed models, a green-dot row to start each attempt, a copy row beside a solid model, and blank lines to fill on your own.

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Frequently asked questions

Watch it drawn first, then trace it: sixty is 4 strokes with 3 pencil lifts, so learn where each stroke begins before writing freely. The worksheet on this page follows that exact trace-copy-practice order.

The pencil lifts 3 times: to dot the i and to cross the x and t.

sixty uses 5 letters: s, i, x, t, and y. t is a tall letter that reaches toward the topline. y drops below the baseline. s, i, and x stay between the baseline and the midline.

All 4 of the joins in sixty leave the letter on an undercurve.

sixty starts with the letter s, which opens on an undercurve. Start there every time — the entry stroke is what the trace check on this page listens for first.

Practice writing sixty 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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