Five Hard Words Play today

Tier two of five

How to spell portray

What it means

to show in a picture

How it sounds

/pɔˈrtreɪ/

Why it catches people out

Por plus tray. The r comes before the t.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The film will portray her early years.

First appeared in

Puzzle #100 — November 1, 2026