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Seige or siege?

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Correct spelling: siege. Misspelling: seige.

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Memory tip

I before E: s-IE-ge.

Why people write “seige”

The misspelling “seige” is only one letter off: it writes EI instead of IE, the classic "i before e" trap.

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 siege automatic.

What does “siege” mean?

siege noun

  1. the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

    Synonyms:besiegingbeleaguering

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Siege” in a sentence

  • The castle was under siege.

Is “siege” a playable word?

s 1i 1e 1g 2e 1

6 points in Scrabble · 7 in Words With Friends

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

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

Siege: quick answers

Is it seige or siege?
The correct spelling is siege. “seige” 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 siege?
I before E: s-IE-ge.
What does siege mean?
Siege means: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack.