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Jewlery or jewelry?

Did you mean jewelry? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: jewelry. Misspelling: jewlery.

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Memory tip

Jewel + ry, with no extra E. British English writes jewellery.

Why people write “jewlery”

The misspelling “jewlery” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of E and L.

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 jewelry automatic.

What does “jewelry” mean?

jewelry noun

  1. an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

    Synonyms:jewellery

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Jewelry” in a sentence

  • She keeps her jewelry in a wooden box.

Is “jewelry” a playable word?

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20 points in Scrabble · 22 in Words With Friends

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

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

Jewelry: quick answers

Is it jewlery or jewelry?
The correct spelling is jewelry. “jewlery” 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 jewelry?
Jewel + ry, with no extra E. British English writes jewellery.
What does jewelry mean?
Jewelry means: an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems).