Five Hard Words Play today

Tier one of five

How to spell operation

What it means

a planned piece of work

How it sounds

/ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən/

Why it catches people out

One p. Oper plus ation.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The rescue operation took hours.

First appeared in

Puzzle #77 — October 9, 2026