Five Hard Words Play today

Tier four of five

How to spell vein

What it means

a vessel carrying blood

How it sounds

/ˈveɪn/

Why it catches people out

E before i here, as in veil and weigh.

The spellings people reach for

In a sentence

The vein stood out on his hand.

First appeared in

Puzzle #79 — October 11, 2026