Spell Spell

Same sound. Different spelling.

A daily word game. Hear a word, then find every way there is to spell it before the clock runs out.

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No sign up. No account. One word a day.

How it goes

  1. 01

    Get a word

    A word, real or made up, with the sound written out. You hear it in your head before you see it on paper.

  2. 02

    Find every way to spell it

    Same sound, different spelling. MADE and MAID are the easy version. English has more doors into a sound than you think.

  3. 03

    Beat the clock

    Under two minutes, depending on the word. Longer words get longer, but not by much.

  4. 04

    See what you missed

    Every spelling comes with its reasoning and the real words that back it up. That is the part that sticks.

Here is one, opened up

Every spelling comes with the words that make it legitimate. No guessing at why something counts.

/fip/

An example: the sound /fip/ can be spelled 3 different ways.

  • FEAP

    F as in FAN, FISH, FOX · EA as in LEAP, TEAM, BEACH · P as in MAP, DEEP, CUP

  • FEIP

    F as in FAN, FISH, FOX · EI as in RECEIPT, SEIZE, CEILING · P as in MAP, DEEP, CUP

  • FEPE

    F as in FAN, FISH, FOX · E…E as in THEME, THESE, SCENE (split vowel, silent E after the final consonant) · P as in MAP, DEEP, CUP

One word. Everyone.

The same spell goes out to everybody, every day, on New York time. Compare what you found. Argue about what should have counted. Come back tomorrow for a new one.

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