Reply commonly appears in the phrase in reply to. Of reply is not a standard combination.
Use in reply to when answering someone or something. Of reply is not idiomatic in standard English.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use this phrase when a response is connected to an earlier message or action.
The verb reply normally takes to.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
English does not normally use of after reply in this meaning.
✕ of reply to your letter ✓ in reply to your letterThe phrase normally includes to before the thing answered.
✕ in reply your message ✓ in reply to your messageChoose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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It is not a normal modern English combination for answering something.
Yes. In reply can stand alone when the context is clear.
Usually a noun or noun phrase such as a letter, request, or question.
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