Five Hard Words Play today

Tier five of five

How to spell avocado

What it means

a green fruit with a stone

How it sounds

/ˌævəˈkɑdoʊ/

Why it catches people out

Three vowels, all different, and no second a until the end.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The avocado was not yet ripe.

First appeared in

Puzzle #61 — September 23, 2026