Five Hard Words Play today

Tier two of five

How to spell existent

What it means

having real being

How it sounds

/ɛˈɡzɪstənt/

Why it catches people out

Exis plus tent, not -tant.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The risk is barely existent.

First appeared in

Puzzle #55 — September 17, 2026