Examples of speller in a Sentence
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All spellers eliminated within the same round are tied for the same place.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Even among Indian American spellers, a particular subgroup is overrepresented: families from the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where Telugu is the primary language.
—Ben Nuckols, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
This year, Nguyen will compete with 245 other spellers for a $50,000 cash prize and the coveted Scripps Cup.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 28 May 2024
At the start of the fourth round, when 14 spellers remained on stage, the judges dropped the study list the spellers had received in advance and started using the 472,000 words in the bees’ official reference, the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
The two, among a group of 50 spellers, both advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Simone Kaplan pronounced the words for the spellers.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
My reputation as a good speller grew to the point where, in fourth grade, I was asked to try out for a regional spelling bee.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2023
Eliminations picked up in the fourth round of the day, with three more spellers exiting stage left.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Even among Indian American spellers, a particular subgroup is overrepresented: families from the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where Telugu is the primary language.
—Ben Nuckols, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
This year, Nguyen will compete with 245 other spellers for a $50,000 cash prize and the coveted Scripps Cup.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 28 May 2024
At the start of the fourth round, when 14 spellers remained on stage, the judges dropped the study list the spellers had received in advance and started using the 472,000 words in the bees’ official reference, the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
The two, among a group of 50 spellers, both advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Simone Kaplan pronounced the words for the spellers.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
My reputation as a good speller grew to the point where, in fourth grade, I was asked to try out for a regional spelling bee.
—Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2023
Eliminations picked up in the fourth round of the day, with three more spellers exiting stage left.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
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“Speller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speller. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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speller
noun
spell·er
ˈspel-ər 
1
: a person who spells words especially in a certain way
a poor speller
2
: a book with exercises for teaching spelling
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