Five Hard Words Play today

Tier two of five

How to spell column

What it means

a vertical line or pillar

How it sounds

/ˈkɑləm/

Why it catches people out

Silent n at the end. It is audible again in columnist.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

Copy the totals into the third column.

First appeared in

Puzzle #9 — August 2, 2026