Five Hard Words Play today

Tier two of five

How to spell neighborhood

What it means

a surrounding or nearby region

How it sounds

/ˈneɪbərˌhʊd/

Why it catches people out

Neighbor plus hood, with a silent gh.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The neighborhood changed quickly.

First appeared in

Puzzle #91 — October 23, 2026