Five Hard Words Play today

Tier three of five

How to spell subsidiary

What it means

a company owned by another

How it sounds

/səˈbsɪdiˌɛri/

Why it catches people out

Subsidi plus ary, with two i's.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The bank sold its Irish subsidiary.

First appeared in

Puzzle #60 — September 22, 2026