spelling bee
spelling bee noun: a spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out words (orally, letter by letter); the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.
Noun
spelling bee (plural spelling bees)
- A spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out words (orally, letter by letter); the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.
- Synonyms:
- spelldown, spelling match
spelling bee meaning in Tamil and Arabic
spelling bee in Tamil
- எழுத்துக்கூட்டல் போட்டி, எழுத்துக்கூட்டி, எழுத்துக்கூட்டுப் போட்டி
spelling bee in Arabic
- spelling contest or competition
- مُسَابَقَة تَهْجِئَة
Synonyms of spelling bee
- spelldown
- spelling match
Forms of spelling bee
| plural | spelling bees |
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Origin of spelling bee
From spelling + bee (“get-together, (social) gathering, contest”). (The earliest known evidence of the phrase in print dates back to 1850.)
Questions about spelling bee
- What does spelling bee mean?
- Spelling bee means a spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out words (orally, letter by letter); the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.
- What is spelling bee in Tamil?
- Spelling bee in Tamil is எழுத்துக்கூட்டல் போட்டி, எழுத்துக்கூட்டி, எழுத்துக்கூட்டுப் போட்டி. See Spelling bee meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is spelling bee?
- Spelling bee is a noun.
- What is the plural of spelling bee?
- The plural of spelling bee is spelling bees.
Words near spelling bee in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spelling bee (page history and authors); spelling bee (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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