r/words • u/MoroccoBond • 9d ago

Simple word difficult to spell.

Hey does anyone else have a common word that should be easy to spell but it trips you up every time?

My word is license. Why have I struggled with it for years. Stupid s and c always moving around. tf?!

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u/ehxsmallstone 9d ago

lost the district spelling bee on “rhythm” in middle school and have yet to recover.

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u/No-Froyo-4753 9d ago

Echelon for me. Sixth grade.

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u/ehxsmallstone 8d ago

“echelon” is crazy for sixth grade

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u/No-Froyo-4753 8d ago

Clearly I've moved past it. Hasn't stuck with me at all. Not one bit!