Five Hard Words Play today

Tier one of five

How to spell strategic

What it means

part of a long plan

How it sounds

/strəˈtidʒɪk/

Why it catches people out

Strat plus egic. The r comes before the a.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The hill held strategic value.

First appeared in

Puzzle #48 — September 10, 2026