exie-osies

noun

"exie-osies" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“exie-osies” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The game of tic-tac-toe.

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Index EN-exie-osies · exie-osies · English

exie-osies · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for exie-osies
PropertyValue
Headwordexie-osies
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “exie-osies” in English

exie-osiesranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exie-osies is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The game of tic-tac-toe.".

exie-osies doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From X + -ie + O + -sies; after the shapes used on the board. The correct English form is exie-osies, spelled E-X-I-E---O-S-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The game of tic-tac-toe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how exie-osies appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. For quotations using this term, see Citations:exie-osies.

Etymology

From X + -ie + O + -sies; after the shapes used on the board.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exie-osies"?
"exie-osies" is spelled E-X-I-E---O-S-I-E-S.
What does "exie-osies" mean?
As a noun, "exie-osies" means: The game of tic-tac-toe.
What is the origin of the word "exie-osies"?
From X + -ie + O + -sies; after the shapes used on the board. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list