Five Hard Words Play today

Tier four of five

How to spell discern

What it means

detect with the senses

How it sounds

/dɪˈsɜrn/

Why it catches people out

Ends -cern, with a c not an s.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

It was hard to discern the shape.

First appeared in

Puzzle #86 — October 18, 2026