Reminise or reminisce?
Did you mean reminisce? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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reminise
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reminisce
Correct spelling: reminisce. Misspelling: reminise.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
It ends in -isce, with an SC: remin-ISCE.
Why people write “reminise”
The misspelling “reminise” is only one letter off: it leaves out the C.
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 reminisce automatic.
Other misspellings of “reminisce”
People also write “reminice”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“reminice”
Correct spelling: reminisce. Misspelling: reminice.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “reminice” is only one letter off: it leaves out the S.
What does “reminisce” mean?
reminisce verb
- recall the past
“The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Reminisce” in a sentence
- They like to reminisce about their school days.
- The grandparents sat there, reminiscing all afternoon.
Is “reminisce” a playable word?
13 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“reminise” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from REMINISCE.