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How to spell spied

hear itspied/spaɪd/verbLong vowels

What it means: Saw or noticed something.

In a sentence: The cat spied a mouse under the table.

The part people get wrong

Watch for the order of ie. Often misspelled as spyed or spyd.

Same family: spies, spying, spy, spyware, espionage. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Spied” comes from the verb “spy,” which traces back to Old French “espier,” meaning to watch or observe. This root is also related to the word “espionage,” the formal term for government or military spying.

Patterns it uses: i before e?

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