Big words.
Brave spellers.
Hear a word, ask for clues, and spell it like a champion. Every try makes your brain stronger.
How many words today?
Words are chosen randomly with no repeats in a round. Clues are always free!
Study and Challenge are the original booklet's fixed groups. To save your own words, press the Star button (☆) on any word, then choose My starred words.
Your word bank
Explore all the spelling bee words, their definitions, original booklet groups, and dictionary pronunciation links. Study and Challenge are the original booklet's fixed groups, not grade levels. To save your own words, press the Star button (☆) on any card. Press Details on a card for its sentence, origin and slow audio.
Words
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Natural American English voices, recorded for every word, plus an instant device-voice option. No accounts or keys.
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Practice that builds confidence
Simple, repeatable spelling activities plus your printable word resources.
Try the 10-minute routine
- Warm up with a few older words.
- Say the new word, explain what it means and use it in a sentence.
- Notice the tricky letters before hiding the spelling.
- Spell from memory, then check each letter.
- Review missed words tomorrow and later in the week.
Study tips align with spaced retrieval and explicit letter-sound study.
Printable practice pack
For unusual pronunciations or meanings, consult the linked dictionaries or the competition's pronouncer.
About the clues and audio
“Origin” uses the booklet's language group. Some words traveled through multiple languages; the group is not a complete etymology. Definitions are simplified study explanations, not official competition definitions. Spelling bee rules vary by organizer.
Words and sentences play from short recordings, with no download. If one has no recording yet, your device voice reads it. The optional live voice needs a first download of model files, which the browser caches when storage allows. Speech uses no account or API key. For words such as learned and dogged, pronunciation can depend on meaning and should be confirmed with a grown-up.
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