Quizes or quizzes?
Did you mean quizzes? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: quizzes. Misspelling: quizes.
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Memory tip
Quiz doubles its Z before -es: QUIZ-ZES.
Why people write “quizes”
The misspelling “quizes” is only one letter off: it uses a single Z where quizzes has a double ZZ.
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 quizzes automatic.
Other misspellings of “quizzes”
People also write “quizzs”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“quizzs”
Correct spelling: quizzes. Misspelling: quizzs.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “quizzs” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
What does “quizzes” mean?
quizzes noun
- an examination consisting of a few short questions
quizzes verb
- examine someone's knowledge of something
“The teacher tests us every week”
Synonyms:test
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Quizzes” in a sentence
- The teacher gives weekly quizzes.
- The teacher tests us every week.
Is “quizzes” a playable word?
34 points in Scrabble · 35 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“quizes” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from QUIZZES.