Five Hard Words Play today

Tier two of five

How to spell physician

What it means

a doctor of medicine

How it sounds

/fəˈzɪʃən/

Why it catches people out

Physic plus -ian. The ph is said as f.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The physician called back that evening.

First appeared in

Puzzle #79 — October 11, 2026