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How to spell moonlight

Moonlight is spelled M-O-O-N-L-I-G-H-T.

What it means: The natural glow that shines from the night sky.

In a sentence: The garden looks magical under the moonlight. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double o.

Same family: moon, light, moonlit, sunlight, starlight. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Moonlight” is a compound word formed from “moon” and “light,” and it has been used in English since at least the 1400s. The word is often associated with romance and mystery in poetry, songs, and stories.

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