Anaylze or analyze?
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Correct spelling: analyze. Misspelling: anaylze.
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Memory tip
Keep the Y from analysis: anal-Y-ze. British English writes analyse.
Why people write “anaylze”
The misspelling “anaylze” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of L and Y.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make analyze automatic.
What does “analyze” mean?
analyze verb
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
“analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare”
- make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
“analyze a specimen”
- break down into components or essential features
“analyze today's financial market”
Synonyms:analyse
- subject to psychoanalytic treatment
“I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist”
Synonyms:analysepsychoanalyzepsychoanalyse
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Analyze” in a sentence
- Let's analyze the results.
- Analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare.
- Analyze a specimen.
- Analyze today's financial market.
Is “analyze” a playable word?
19 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
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- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“anaylze” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ANALYZE.