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I-spy

I-spy is the alternative spelling of I spy.

Meaning of I spy

Noun

I spy (uncountable)

  1. A game where players have to guess what one can see, based on the initial letter of the object.
    • - Let's play I spy! I spy with my little eye something beginning with W.
      - Is it a watering-can?
  2. (archaic) A children's game of hide and seek, so called from the cry when one is found.

Questions about I-spy

What is I-spy the alternative spelling of?
I-spy is the alternative spelling of I spy.

Words near I-spy in the dictionary

  1. I-shaped
  2. I-ship
  3. I-site
  4. I-sites
  5. I-spin
  6. I-spy
  7. i-stem
  8. i-stems
  9. I-tu
  10. i-umlaut
  11. I-way

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