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spelling bee

noun

a spelling competition won by the individual or team spelling the greatest number of words correctly; spelldown.

spelling bee

a contest in which players are required to spell words according to orthographic conventions

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First recorded in 1870–75

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C19: from bee ²

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It features a young girl at a spelling bee who is asked to spell “Hagan.”

In an ad called “Spelling Bee,” a young child spells “Pryor” as “O-B-A-M-A,” to which the judge says, “Close enough.”

Can Arvind Mahankali spell “knaidel” to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee?

Indian-American Arvind Mahankali just won the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Arvind Mahankali of Queens was not yet of kindergarden age when he chanced to see the National Spelling Bee finals on television.

There was a spelling-bee every Friday afternoon, for Sam the only endurable event of the school exercises.

Rosalie did not know that the teacher was to leave Tinkletown surreptitiously until after the spelling-bee.

This red delaine I wore to a spelling bee when I was about sixteen and I got a book for a prize for standing up next to last.

It had a good deal the look of a spelling-bee with a teacher who meant to stand no nonsense.

I have heard of a bee getting so far in his education as to become a "Spelling Bee."

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