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How to spell spied

Spied is spelled S-P-I-E-D.

hear itspied/spaɪd/verbLong vowels

What it means: Saw or noticed something.

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

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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.

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