Five Hard Words Play today

Tier five of five

How to spell bookkeeper

What it means

a person who records accounts

How it sounds

/ˈbʊˌkkipər/

Why it catches people out

Book plus keeper, giving three doubled letters in a row.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The bookkeeper balanced the accounts.

First appeared in

Puzzle #54 — September 16, 2026