Five Hard Words Play today

Tier three of five

How to spell cartilage

What it means

tough tissue in joints

How it sounds

/ˈkɑrtələdʒ/

Why it catches people out

Cartil plus age, not idge.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The runner tore some cartilage.

First appeared in

Puzzle #99 — October 31, 2026