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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
spelling bee
noun
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▪ He even remembered the gruesome details of the spelling bee he lost in front of the entire seventh grade.
▪ Precontest administrative duties were shared by several county superintendents in pre tion for the state spelling bee.
▪ Spider then is able to confront his fear and on the big night, he takes second place in the spelling bee.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spelling bee

Spelling \Spell"ing\, a. Of or pertaining to spelling.

Spelling bee, a spelling match. [U.S.]

Spelling book, a book with exercises for teaching children to spell; a speller.

Spelling match, a contest of skill in spelling words, between two or more persons.

Wiktionary
spelling bee

n. A spelling competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell words; the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.

WordNet
spelling bee

n. a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly [syn: spelldown, spelling contest]

Wikipedia
Spelling Bee (card trick)

There are two card tricks known by the name of Spelling Bee.

Spelling Bee (game show)

Spelling Bee was a 15-minute United Kingdom radio and live television show that was the first ever television game show, hosted by Freddie Grisewood, and transmitted live from Alexandra Palace at 10pm on 31 May 1938. About four episodes were produced of the television version.

As the title suggests, it was a spelling bee. In the TV version, contestants competed against well known television stars of the era. The running times varied, with the first episode aired in a 15-minute time-slot, the second and third episodes aired in a 20-minute time-slot, and the fourth episode aired in a 30-minute time-slot.

The original Inter Regional Spelling Competition was a one-off radio contest for children, aired on 25 November 1937 at 5.30pm

Spelling bee (disambiguation)

Spelling bee may refer to:

  • Spelling bee, a competition in which contestants are asked to spell words
  • Specific spelling bees:
    • Scripps National Spelling Bee, a highly competitive U.S. spelling bee held in Washington, D.C., televised on ESPN and ABC networks
    • CanSpell National Spelling Bee, the official Canadian spelling bee with participation in all 10 provinces and representation at the Scripps competition
    • Spelling Bee of Canada, an independent and unsanctioned Canadian spelling bee which operates mostly in Ontario
    • MaRRS Spelling Bee, an Asian Spelling Bee with word usage rounds
  • Spelling Bee (card trick), a magic trick in which certain playing cards are made to appear on cue
  • Spelling Bee, a pricing game on the game show The Price is Right
  • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, a musical comedy based on a fictional spelling bee
  • Spellingg Bee, an episode of the TV show Psych
  • Spelling Bee (game show), a 1938 UK TV show that was the first television game show