Five Hard Words Play today

Tier five of five

How to spell misspell

What it means

to write a word wrongly

How it sounds

/mɪˈsspɛl/

Why it catches people out

Mis plus spell. Both s's survive the join.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

It is easy to misspell that name.

First appeared in

Puzzle #55 — September 17, 2026