Five Hard Words Play today

Tier five of five

How to spell forfeit

What it means

to lose as a penalty

How it sounds

/ˈfɔrfɪt/

Why it catches people out

E before i here, against the usual rule.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

They had to forfeit the match.

First appeared in

Puzzle #60 — September 22, 2026