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Playwrite or playwright?

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Correct spelling: playwright. Misspelling: playwrite.

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Memory tip

A playwright builds plays, like a shipwright builds ships; it has nothing to do with "write".

Why people write “playwrite”

“playwrite” differs from “playwright” in 3 places: it leaves out the G; it uses T in place of H; and it uses E in place of T.

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 playwright automatic.

What does “playwright” mean?

playwright noun

  1. someone who writes plays

    Synonyms:dramatist

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Playwright” in a sentence

  • Shakespeare is the most famous playwright.

Is “playwright” a playable word?

p 3l 1a 1y 4w 4r 1i 1g 2h 4t 1

22 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends

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

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

Playwright: quick answers

Is it playwrite or playwright?
The correct spelling is playwright. “playwrite” 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 playwright?
A playwright builds plays, like a shipwright builds ships; it has nothing to do with "write".
What does playwright mean?
Playwright means: someone who writes plays.