spelling bee
noun
: a spelling contest in which contestants are eliminated as soon as they misspell a word
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Examples include chopping bee, husking bee, logging bee, quilting bee, house- or barn-raising bee, sewing bee, spinning be, and, ultimately, spelling bee.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
There’s a reason spelling bees are only common in English-speaking countries: English spelling is absurd.
—Gabe Henry, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Seventy-three Lake County schools and hundreds of students had participated in spelling bee sectionals across the county prior to Wednesday’s Regional Spelling Bee.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
This year’s competition was only Diego’s second year competing in spelling bees — he was eliminated in the school-wide round last year.
—Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
There’s a reason spelling bees are only common in English-speaking countries: English spelling is absurd.
—Gabe Henry, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Seventy-three Lake County schools and hundreds of students had participated in spelling bee sectionals across the county prior to Wednesday’s Regional Spelling Bee.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
This year’s competition was only Diego’s second year competing in spelling bees — he was eliminated in the school-wide round last year.
—Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Spelling bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spelling%20bee. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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