Five Hard Words Play today

Tier one of five

How to spell category

What it means

a class or division

How it sounds

/ˈkætəˌɡɔri/

Why it catches people out

Cat-e-gory. The e is stressed and audible in categorical.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

Each expense belongs in one category.

First appeared in

Puzzle #6 — July 30, 2026