How to spell snowy

hear itsnow·y/'snoʊi/adjectiveStarter

What it means: Covered with soft white flakes of frozen water.

In a sentence: The snowy hill was perfect for sledding.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as snowey or snoowy.

Same family: snow, snowing, snowed, snowball, snowstorm. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "snowy" comes from the noun "snow," which has Old English roots in the word "snāw." The ending "-y" was added to turn the noun into an adjective meaning "full of snow" or "covered with snow."

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