Five Hard Words Play today

Tier four of five

How to spell cashew

What it means

kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted

How it sounds

/ˈkæˌʃu/

Why it catches people out

Cas plus hew, not -hoo.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The cashew is not really a nut.

First appeared in

Puzzle #57 — September 19, 2026