Five Hard Words Play today

Tier three of five

How to spell vegetable

What it means

a plant grown for food

How it sounds

/ˈvɛdʒtəbəl/

Why it catches people out

Veget plus -able. The middle e is written and rarely said.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

Every vegetable came from the same garden.

First appeared in

Puzzle #73 — October 5, 2026