“Wooly” or “Woolly”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “wooly” and 5 prefer “woolly”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	wooly	woolly	Preference
United States	62	38	“wooly”
United Kingdom	51	49	“wooly”
India	29	71	“woolly”
Philippines	61	39	“wooly”
Canada	54	46	“wooly”
Australia	44	56	“woolly”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	55	45	“wooly”
New Zealand	38	62	“woolly”
Jamaica	0	100	“woolly”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	100	“woolly”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

…of being just being "a wooly, formless kind of thing".
Wild and Wooly: An Encyclopedia of the Old
…(fern), water lily, water plantain, wooly aphids, yellow iris ]
…maple, rush, sedge, spreading goldenrod, wooly aphid ]
"Wooly Bully" (Domingo "Sam" Samudio) –
"Wooly Bully" (Sam Samudio) – 2:30
The self-penned, "Wild and Wooly" was originally recorded in 1986…
…hand puppets were the larger Wooly What's-It, three interchangeable Anythings (This,…
When visiting the clothing store Wooly Bully, Homer has a rapid,…
Big Little Wooly

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