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How to spell accused

Accused is spelled A-C-C-U-S-E-D.

What it means: Blamed someone for doing something wrong.

In a sentence: Nobody was accused when the toy plane broke by accident. ▶

The part people get wrong

Drop the silent e before adding -ed, and remember double c.

Same family: accuse, accuses, accuser, accusing. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

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