Five Hard Words Play today

Tier two of five

How to spell philosophy

What it means

the study of deep questions

How it sounds

/fəˈlɑsəfi/

Why it catches people out

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

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

She turned to philosophy after law.

First appeared in

Puzzle #84 — October 16, 2026