Five Hard Words Play today

Tier five of five

How to spell iconoclastic

What it means

attacking settled belief

How it sounds

/ˌaɪkənəˈklæstɪk/

Why it catches people out

Icono plus clastic, with a c before the l.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The essay was iconoclastic.

First appeared in

Puzzle #59 — September 21, 2026