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Easyly or easily?

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Correct spelling: easily. Misspelling: easyly.

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Memory tip

Easy changes Y to I before -ly: eas-I-ly.

Why people write “easyly”

The misspelling “easyly” is only one letter off: it uses Y in place of I; the two letters can sound alike here.

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 easily automatic.

What does “easily” mean?

easily adverb

  1. with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')

    “she was easily excited”

    Synonyms:easy

  2. without question

    “easily the best book she's written”

  3. indicating high probability; in all likelihood

    “I might well do it”

    Synonyms:well

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Easily” in a sentence

  • She won the race easily.
  • She was easily excited.
  • Easily the best book she's written.
  • I might well do it.

Is “easily” a playable word?

e 1a 1s 1i 1l 1y 4

9 points in Scrabble · 9 in Words With Friends

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

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

Easily: quick answers

Is it easyly or easily?
The correct spelling is easily. “easyly” 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 easily?
Easy changes Y to I before -ly: eas-I-ly.
What does easily mean?
Easily means: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily').