Five Hard Words Play today

Tier one of five

How to spell coming

What it means

arriving or approaching

How it sounds

/ˈkʌmɪŋ/

Why it catches people out

Come drops its e. One m, because the preceding vowel is long.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

Let me know if you are coming to the meeting.

First appeared in

Puzzle #14 — August 7, 2026