spelling bee
nounDefinition of spelling bee
: a spelling contest in which contestants are eliminated as soon as they misspell a word
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That allowed the Obsessives a chance to dig up more material on the spelling bee website, while letting those with Lives to enter the contest without extensive research. — Washington Post, "The Style Invitational Empress on this week’s contest and results," 3 July 2019 Journal fashion columnist Jacob Gallagher says stylish men are starting to carry their phones on lanyards around their necks, like name tags on spelling bee contestants. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Heaven is an Ugly Summer Shoe," 12 July 2019 In the fourth grade, Saketh Sundar didn’t know what a spelling bee was. — Jess Nocera, baltimoresun.com, "Howard County celebrates its national spelling bee champion, middle schooler Saketh Sundar," 13 June 2019 Fun fact: Swift actually competed in spelling bees as a child. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Taylor Swift Planted So Many Easter Eggs in Her 'ME!' Video," 26 Apr. 2019 What was the starting point for South Asian-American success at spelling bees? — Samarth Bhaskar, New York Times, "Why Have So Many South Asian-Americans Won the Spelling Bee?," 1 June 2018 John Scherer as Vice Principal Douglas Panch, a man on the edge trying to come back from a melt-down at a spelling bee five years ago, is hilarious in that role - and as one of Logainne's Type-A gay dads. — Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, ""The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is poignant and F-U-N (review)," 21 Apr. 2018 In a world of spelling bees and academic quiz bowls that test students’ book smarts, one competition focuses on something purely practical — consumer skills. — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, "In a world of academic tests, these West Chicago High School students focus on ‘life smarts'," 25 Apr. 2018 The Tony Award-wining play with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin presents one high-pressure spelling bee as a microcosm of life: full of drama, love, loss and dreams. — Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, ""The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is poignant and F-U-N (review)," 21 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spelling bee.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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