Five Hard Words Play today

Tier four of five

How to spell phenomenal

What it means

remarkable and rare

How it sounds

/fəˈnɑmənəl/

Why it catches people out

Phenomen plus al. An e after the m.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The team made phenomenal progress.

First appeared in

Puzzle #80 — October 12, 2026