Five Hard Words Play today

Tier one of five

How to spell improvement

What it means

a change for the better

How it sounds

/ˌɪˈmpruvmənt/

Why it catches people out

Improve plus ment. The e of improve survives.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The improvement showed within days.

First appeared in

Puzzle #88 — October 20, 2026