Word of the Day · Thursday, July 23, 2026
/feɪn/verb
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
“The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.”
FEIGN is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (E, I) and 3 consonants (F, G, N). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.
It leans on high-frequency letters (E, I, N), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.