Does America spell it gray or grey?

America spells it gray. In American English, the standard and preferred spelling for the color between black and white is gray, with an A, and this is the spelling used in American dictionaries like Merriam-Webster, as well as in American style guides like AP Stylebook and Chicago Manual of Style. The spelling grey with an E is the standard and preferred spelling in British English, used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and other Commonwealth countries, and is preferred by the Oxford English Dictionary. Both spellings are correct and mean exactly the same thing and are pronounced the same, the difference is purely regional. The distinction follows the pattern of other American versus British spellings where American English simplified some spellings. A helpful mnemonic is that grAy is used in America, which has an A, and grEy is used in England, which has an E. However, in America, there are some proper nouns that use grey, such as Earl Grey tea or the name Grey as a surname, like the character Christian Grey, but for the color itself, gray is the American standard. So in America, you should write gray.