Five Hard Words Play today

Tier five of five

How to spell hemorrhage

What it means

heavy bleeding

How it sounds

/ˈhɛmərɪdʒ/

Why it catches people out

Hem-or-rhage. The rrh cluster is Greek.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The report described a slow hemorrhage of talent.

First appeared in

Puzzle #4 — July 28, 2026