Five Hard Words Play today

Tier three of five

How to spell initiate

What it means

to begin something

How it sounds

/ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt/

Why it catches people out

Init plus iate, with a t not a c.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The council will initiate a review.

First appeared in

Puzzle #47 — September 9, 2026