Five Hard Words Play today

Tier five of five

How to spell pineapple

What it means

a sweet tropical fruit

How it sounds

/ˈpaɪˌnæpəl/

Why it catches people out

Pine plus apple. Both whole words stay.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

They shared a tin of pineapple.

First appeared in

Puzzle #45 — September 7, 2026