Five Hard Words Play today

Tier two of five

How to spell privilege

What it means

a special right or advantage

How it sounds

/ˈprɪvlədʒ/

Why it catches people out

Privi + lege, from the Latin for private law. No d.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

Access to the archive is a privilege, not a right.

First appeared in

Puzzle #10 — August 3, 2026