Five Hard Words Play today

Tier three of five

How to spell insufficient

What it means

not enough

How it sounds

/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/

Why it catches people out

Suffici plus ent, not ant.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

There was insufficient light to read.

First appeared in

Puzzle #50 — September 12, 2026