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Aweful or awful?

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Correct spelling: awful. Misspelling: aweful.

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Memory tip

Full of awe, but it drops the E and the second L: aw + ful.

Why people write “aweful”

The misspelling “aweful” is only one letter off: it adds an extra vowel, E.

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 awful automatic.

What does “awful” mean?

awful adjective

  1. exceptionally bad or displeasing

    “atrocious taste”

    Synonyms:atrociousabominabledreadfulpainfulterrible

  2. causing fear or dread or terror

    “the awful war”

    Synonyms:diredirefuldreaddreadeddreadful

  3. offensive or even (of persons) malicious

    “in a nasty mood”

    Synonyms:nasty

  4. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

    “awed by the silence”

    Synonyms:awed

awful adverb

  1. used as intensifiers

    “terribly interesting”

    Synonyms:terriblyawfullyfrightfully

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Awful” in a sentence

  • The weather was awful yesterday.
  • Atrocious taste.
  • The awful war.
  • In a nasty mood.

Is “awful” a playable word?

a 1w 4f 4u 1l 1

11 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“aweful” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AWFUL.

Awful: quick answers

Is it aweful or awful?
The correct spelling is awful. “aweful” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell awful?
Full of awe, but it drops the E and the second L: aw + ful.
What does awful mean?
Awful means: exceptionally bad or displeasing.