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Wholey or wholly?

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

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Correct spelling: wholly. Misspelling: wholey.

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Memory tip

Whole + ly drops the E but keeps both Ls: who-LL-y.

Why people write “wholey”

The misspelling “wholey” is only one letter off: it uses E in place of 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 wholly automatic.

What does “wholly” mean?

wholly adverb

  1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

    “he was wholly convinced”

    Synonyms:entirelycompletelytotallyallaltogether

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Wholly” in a sentence

  • I'm wholly committed to this.
  • He was wholly convinced.

Is “wholly” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Wholly: quick answers

Is it wholey or wholly?
The correct spelling is wholly. “wholey” 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 wholly?
Whole + ly drops the E but keeps both Ls: who-LL-y.
What does wholly mean?
Wholly means: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly').