Definitions for spelling bee
spell·ing bee

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spelling bee, spelldown, spelling contestnoun

   a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spelling beenoun

   A spelling competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell words; the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spelling bee

   A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. The concept is thought to have originated in the United States, and spelling bee events, along with variants, are now also held in some other countries around the world. Because most languages have a more predictable spelling system than English, spelling bees are common only in countries where English is spoken.

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1. spelling bee

   A spelling bee is a competition event, often held in schools, in which participants are asked to spell a variety of words correctly, typically chosen from literature and dictionaries by a coordinator. Eliminations occur round by round on the basis of incorrect spellings until there is one speller left standing, who is declared the winner.

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1. Spelling bee

   A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell words. The concept is thought to have originated in the United States, and spelling bee events, along with variants, are now also held in some other countries around the world which use imperfect writing systems. The first winner of an official spelling bee was Frank Neuhauser, who won the 1st National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in 1925 at age eleven.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spelling Bee

   The name given to a competitive examination, in spelling in American schools, and later introduced in the cities as a fashionable pastime. From the States it reached England about a quarter of a century ago. The term “Bee” is essentially Transatlantic, being employed in the sense of a “hive” for any assemblage of workers--e.g. “a Sewing Bee.”

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How to pronounce spelling bee?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say spelling bee in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spelling bee in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spelling bee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of spelling bee in a Sentence

1. Scott Remer:

   The spelling bee recycles words, so its really predictable. Theres really no reason to recycle words.

2. Harini Logan:

   Harini has been to hell and back with her spelling bee experiences.

3. Harini Logan:

   I think honestly so surreal, it's my fourth time at Spelling Bee, this is such a dream, this is my fourth bee and I'm just so overwhelmed.

4. Balu Natarajan:

   First or not, just to have your kid in the spelling bee is pretty exciting.

5. Sameer Mishra:

   You can get frustrated, tired, exhausted, i needed someone to tell me : This is just a spelling bee.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spelling bee
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spelling_Bee
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_Bee
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=spelling bee
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=spelling bee