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Tier four of five

How to spell chagrin

What it means

strong feelings of embarrassment

How it sounds

/ʃəˈɡrɪn/

Why it catches people out

Ends -grin, with a ch said as sh.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

His chagrin was obvious to all.

First appeared in

Puzzle #72 — October 4, 2026