Spelling Game

Think numbers and dates are the easy part of writing? This grand finale begs to differ. It gathers the days, dates, and numbers that quietly trip people up, the ones that look simple right up until you have to spell them out. You hear each word read aloud, then pick the right version from two that sit side by side, one correct and one a convincing fake. Spell Wednesday, February, or twelfth correctly and the honey climbs toward a clean finish. Slip up and the real spelling appears, and you lose one of your bees. Make it through the whole run and you'll never freeze over a date on a form again.

This closing round pulls together the topic's sneakiest spellings: the days and months that bury silent letters, like the "d" in Wednesday and the "r" hiding in February, and the number words that shift as they grow, like ninth dropping the "e" while ninety keeps it, or fourth holding its "u" while forty lets it go. You'll also catch eighth, twelfth, anniversary, and minute, all words you write on calendars, invitations, and forms more often than you'd think. Each game runs through up to ten words, and you can replay any of them before you choose, so even the trickiest date is fair game. At the end, you get your score and a short list of the ones to look at again, each shown next to the spelling you picked. It takes barely a minute on your phone or laptop, and you can come back anytime for a quick refresher. Beat this finale and your invitations, deadlines, and dates will look as sharp as the rest of your writing.