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Ecstacy or ecstasy?

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Correct spelling: ecstasy. Misspelling: ecstacy.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

It ends in -sy, not -cy: ecsta-SY.

Why people write “ecstacy”

The misspelling “ecstacy” is only one letter off: it uses C in place of S; 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 ecstasy automatic.

What does “ecstasy” mean?

ecstasy noun

  1. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

    “listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens”

    Synonyms:rapturetransportexaltationraptus

  2. a state of elated bliss

    Synonyms:rapture

  3. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

    Synonyms:adamxtcgocristal

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Ecstasy” in a sentence

  • The fans screamed in ecstasy.
  • Listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens.

Is “ecstasy” a playable word?

e 1c 3s 1t 1a 1s 1y 4

12 points in Scrabble · 12 in Words With Friends

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

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

Ecstasy: quick answers

Is it ecstacy or ecstasy?
The correct spelling is ecstasy. “ecstacy” 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 ecstasy?
It ends in -sy, not -cy: ecsta-SY.
What does ecstasy mean?
Ecstasy means: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion.