Examples of speller in a Sentence
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At the start of the fourth round, when 14 spellers remained on stage, the judges dropped the study list the spellers had received in advance and started using the 472,000 words in the bees’ official reference, the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
The two, among a group of 50 spellers, both advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Simone Kaplan pronounced the words for the spellers.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
My reputation as a good speller grew to the point where, in fourth grade, I was asked to try out for a regional spelling bee.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2023
Eliminations picked up in the fourth round of the day, with three more spellers exiting stage left.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
The third round featured short words, several containing homonyms, with one more speller bounced.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
Another study says Latinate words trip up spellers most often – not surprising, since Latin is the source for much of our technical language and elevated diction.
—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2023
The 2023 finals began with 11 spellers, the youngest of them Sarah Fernandes, an 11-year-old from Omaha.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 2 June 2023
Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
The two, among a group of 50 spellers, both advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Simone Kaplan pronounced the words for the spellers.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
My reputation as a good speller grew to the point where, in fourth grade, I was asked to try out for a regional spelling bee.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2023
Eliminations picked up in the fourth round of the day, with three more spellers exiting stage left.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
The third round featured short words, several containing homonyms, with one more speller bounced.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
Another study says Latinate words trip up spellers most often – not surprising, since Latin is the source for much of our technical language and elevated diction.
—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2023
The 2023 finals began with 11 spellers, the youngest of them Sarah Fernandes, an 11-year-old from Omaha.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 2 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of speller was
in the 15th century
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“Speller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speller. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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speller
noun
spell·er
ˈspel-ər 
1
: a person who spells words especially in a certain way
a poor speller
2
: a book with exercises for teaching spelling
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