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spelt off

spelt off is the simple past and past participle of spell off.

Meaning of spell off

Verb (1)

spell off (third-person singular simple present spells off, present participle spelling off, simple past and past participle spelled off or (chiefly UK) spelt off)

  1. In a spelling bee, of two or more participants, to spell words one after the other until a champion is determined. Usually refers to a series of rounds of spelling in which no spellers are eliminated.
  2. (broadly) To participate in a spelling bee.

Verb (2)

spell off (third-person singular simple present spells off, present participle spelling off, simple past and past participle spelled off)

  1. (transitive) To relieve (a worker) temporarily by taking his or her place.

Questions about spelt off

What is spelt off the simple past and past participle of?
Spelt off is the simple past and past participle of spell off.

Words near spelt off in the dictionary

  1. Spelmans
  2. Spelsbury
  3. spelt
  4. spelt doom
  5. spelt it out
  6. spelt off
  7. spelt one's name
  8. spelt out
  9. spelt someone's name
  10. spelt things out
  11. spelted

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spelt off (page history and authors); spell off (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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