# chewy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/ · frequency rank #31,105

## Definitions
1. Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.
2. Prone to chewing.
3. Full-bodied and tannic.
4. Satisfying to solve; novel and free of crosswordese.

## Etymology
From chew + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chewy-vs-crew)
- **chow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chewy-vs-chow)
- **chez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chewy-vs-chez)
- **Choy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chewy-vs-choy)
- **crews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chewy-vs-crews)
- **Crewe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chewy-vs-crewe)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/che-vs-chewy)
- **chef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chef-vs-chewy)
- **Chen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-chewy)
- **chew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chew-vs-chewy)
- **chem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-chewy)
- **Cher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cher-vs-chewy)
- **Chet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chet-vs-chewy)
- **chee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chee-vs-chewy)
- **check** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/check-vs-chewy)
- **cheap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheap-vs-chewy)
- **chest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chest-vs-chewy)
- **cheat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheat-vs-chewy)
- **cheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheer-vs-chewy)
- **cheek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheek-vs-chewy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cchewy`, `cehwy`, `chewwy`, `chewyy`, `cheyw`, `chhewy`, `chwey`, `hcewy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chewy