Five Hard Words Play today

Tier four of five

How to spell philosopher

What it means

a thinker about deep questions

How it sounds

/fəˈlɑsəfər/

Why it catches people out

Philo plus sopher. Two o's around the s.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The philosopher wrote in short lines.

First appeared in

Puzzle #94 — October 26, 2026