SPELLING BEE
GRADE 7
Vs
GRADE 8
SPELLING BEE
EASY ROUND
1 point each
EASY ROUND 1
______
- Adjective
- notably large in size
EASY ROUND 1
GREAT
- Adjective
- notably large in size
EASY ROUND 2
______
- Noun
- an inanimate object
distinguished from a living being
EASY ROUND 2
THINGS
- Noun
- an inanimate object
distinguished from a living being
EASY ROUND 4
-
______Noun
- the apparent descent of the sun
below the horizon
EASY ROUND 3
SUNSET
- Noun
- the apparent descent of the sun
below the horizon
EASY ROUND 3
______
- Noun
- companionship or association
with one's fellows
EASY ROUND 4
SOCIETY
- Noun
- companionship or association
with one's fellows
EASY ROUND 5
______
- Noun
- a belief or story or a body of beliefs or
stories relating to the past that are
commonly accepted as historical though
not verifiable
EASY ROUND 5
TRADITION
- Noun
- a belief or story or a body of beliefs or
stories relating to the past that are
commonly accepted as historical though
not verifiable
EASY ROUND 6
______
- Noun
- human beings making up a group or
assembly or linked by a common
interest
EASY ROUND 6
PEOPLE
- Noun
- human beings making up a group or
assembly or linked by a common
interest
EASY ROUND 7
-
______
- Noun
a regularly interacting or
interdependent group of items forming a
unified whole
EASY ROUND 7
SYSTEM
- Noun
- a regularly interacting or
interdependent group of items forming a
unified whole
EASY ROUND 8
______
- Noun
- a building or set of buildings used
especially for lodging soldiers in
garrison
EASY ROUND 8
BARRACKS
- Noun
- a building or set of buildings used
especially for lodging soldiers in
garrison
EASY ROUND 9
-
______
Adjective
- free from curves, bends, angles,
or irregularities
EASY ROUND 9
STRAIGHT
- Adjective
- free from curves, bends, angles,
or irregularities
EASY ROUND 10
______
- Noun
- one engaged in military service
and especially in the army
EASY ROUND 10
SOLDIER
- Noun
- one engaged in military service
and especially in the army
SPELLING BEE
AVERAGE ROUND
2 points each
AVERAGE ROUND 1
______
- Noun
- something created either
animate or inanimate
AVERAGE ROUND 1
CREATURES
- Noun
- something created either
animate or inanimate
AVERAGE ROUND 2
______
- Adjective
- very small or diminutive
AVERAGE ROUND 2
TINY
- Adjective
- very small or diminutive
AVERAGE ROUND 3
______
- Noun
- a large fortified building or set
of buildings
AVERAGE ROUND 3
CASTLE
- Noun
- a large fortified building or set
of buildings
AVERAGE ROUND 4
______
- Noun
- obligatory tasks, conduct, service, or
functions that arise from one's
position
AVERAGE ROUND 4
DUTY
- Noun
- obligatory tasks, conduct, service, or
functions that arise from one's
position
AVERAGE ROUND 5
______
- Noun
- a romantic or passionate attachment
typically of limited duration
AVERAGE ROUND 5
AFFAIRS
- Noun
- a romantic or passionate attachment
typically of limited duration
AVERAGE ROUND 6
______
- Noun
- membership in a community
AVERAGE ROUND 6
CITIZENSHIP
- Noun
- membership in a community
AVERAGE ROUND 7
______
- Adjective
- having absolute power over
all
AVERAGE ROUND 7
ALMIGHTY
- Adjective
- having absolute power over
all
AVERAGE ROUND 8
______
- Verb
- to reduce (as by crushing, beating,
or grinding) to very small particles
AVERAGE ROUND 8
PULVERIZE
- Verb
- to reduce (as by crushing, beating,
or grinding) to very small particles
AVERAGE ROUND 9
______
- Adjective
- different from what is
usual, ordinary, or expected
AVERAGE ROUND 9
STRANGE
- Adjective
- different from what is
usual, ordinary, or expected
AVERAGE ROUND 10
______
- Verb
- to represent
AVERAGE ROUND 10
SYMBOLIZE
- Verb
- to represent
SPELLING BEE
difficult ROUND
3 points each
DIFFICULT ROUND 1
______
- Noun
- rights or immunity granted as a
peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor
DIFFICULT ROUND 1
PRIVILEGE
-Noun S
- rights or immunity granted as a
peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor
DIFFICULT ROUND 2
______
- Verb
- to perceive a difference in
DIFFICULT ROUND 2
DISTINGUIS
- Verb H
- to perceive a difference in
DIFFICULT ROUND 3
______
- Adjective
- proceeding from natural feeling
or native tendency without
external constraint
DIFFICULT ROUND 3
SPONTANEOU
- Adjective S
- proceeding from natural feeling
or native tendency without
external constraint
DIFFICULT ROUND 4
______
- Verb
- came forth in a sudden rapid
stream from a narrow opening
DIFFICULT ROUND 4
SQUIRTED
- Verb
- came forth in a sudden rapid
stream from a narrow opening
DIFFICULT ROUND 5
______
- Noun
- land that is covered or mostly
covered with grass
DIFFICULT ROUND 5
MEADOWS
- Noun
- land that is covered or mostly
covered with grass
GRADE 7 VS GRADE 8
EASY (1PT) AVERAGE DIFFICULT (3PTS) TIE-BREAKER
(2PTS)
1. GREAT 1. CREATURES 1. PRIVILEGES 1. MARVELOUS
2. THINGS 2. TINY 2. DISTINGUISH 2. WONDERFUL
3. SUNSET 3. CASTLE 3. SPONTANEOUS 3. ATTRACTIVE
4. SOCIETY 4.DUTIES 4. SQUIRTED
5. TRADITION 5. AFFAIRS 5. MEADOWS 4. RECEIVE
6. PEOPLE 6. CITIZENSHIP 5. BELIEVE
7. SYSTEM 7. ALMIGHTY
8. BARRACKS 8. PULVERIZE
9. STRAIGHT 9. STRANGE
10. SOLDIER 10. SYMBOLIZE
SPELLING BEE
GRADE 9
Vs
GRADE 10
SPELLING BEE
EASY ROUND
1 point each
EASY ROUND 1
-
______ Verb
- to find fault or to hold
responsible
EASY ROUND 1
BLAME
- Verb
- to find fault or to hold
responsible
EASY ROUND 2
______
- Adjective
- moving or capable of moving
with great speed
EASY ROUND 2
SWIFTEST
- Adjective
- moving or capable of moving
with great speed
EASY ROUND 3
-
______
Preposition
- used as a function word to indicate
movement into at one side or point and out
at another and especially the opposite side
of
EASY ROUND 3
THROUGH
- Preposition
- used as a function word to indicate
movement into at one side or point and out
at another and especially the opposite side
of
EASY ROUND 4
-
______ Noun
- a picture representing a view of
natural inland scenery
EASY ROUND 4
LANDSCAPE
- Noun
- a picture representing a view of
natural inland scenery
EASY ROUND 5
______
- Adjective
- existing in a very high degree
EASY ROUND 5
EXTREME
- Adjective
- existing in a very high degree
EASY ROUND 6
______
- Adjective
- unsuccessful, unlucky
EASY ROUND 6
UNFORTUNA
- Adjective TE
- unsuccessful, unlucky
EASY ROUND 7
______
- Verb
- to make afraid
EASY ROUND 7
FRIGHTEN
- Verb
- to make afraid
EASY ROUND 8
______
- Verb
- to cause to feel insecure or
anxious
EASY ROUND 8
THREATEN
- Verb
- to cause to feel insecure or
anxious
EASY ROUND 9
-
______ Verb
- to influence and dominate by some
special charm, art, or trait and with
an irresistible appeal
EASY ROUND 9
CAPTIVATE
- Verb
- to influence and dominate by some
special charm, art, or trait and with
an irresistible appeal
EASY ROUND 10
______
- Verb
- to inspire with courage,
spirit, or hope
EASY ROUND 10
CAPTIVATE
- Verb
- to inspire with courage,
spirit, or hope
SPELLING BEE
AVERAGE ROUND
2 points each
AVERAGE ROUND 1
______
- Adjective
- lacking in vitality, intensity,
or strength
AVERAGE ROUND 1
SUBDUED
- Adjective
- lacking in vitality, intensity,
or strength
AVERAGE ROUND 2
______
- Noun
- military operations
between enemies
AVERAGE ROUND 2
WARFARE
- Noun
- military operations
between enemies
AVERAGE ROUND 3
______
- Adjective
- unable or unwilling to discern or
judge
AVERAGE ROUND 3
BLINDED
- Adjective
- unable or unwilling to discern or
judge
AVERAGE ROUND 4
______
- Noun
- a disastrous evil or affliction; an
epidemic disease causing a high rate
of mortality
AVERAGE ROUND 4
PLAGUE
- Noun
- a disastrous evil or affliction; an
epidemic disease causing a high rate
of mortality
AVERAGE ROUND 5
______
- Verb
- to convey, lead, carry, or cause to come
along with one toward the place from
which the action is being regarded
AVERAGE ROUND 5
BROUGHT
- Verb
- to convey, lead, carry, or cause to come
along with one toward the place from
which the action is being regarded
AVERAGE ROUND 6
________
- Verb
- to observe or study by close
examination and systematic inquiry
AVERAGE ROUND 6
INVESTIGA
-
TE
- Verb
to observe or study by close
examination and systematic inquiry
AVERAGE ROUND 7
______
- Verb
- to eat up greedily or
ravenously
AVERAGE ROUND 7
DEVOUR
- Verb
- to eat up greedily or
ravenously
AVERAGE ROUND 8
______
- Noun
- the reception room of a person
of rank or authority
AVERAGE ROUND 8
CHAMBER
- Noun
- the reception room of a person
of rank or authority
AVERAGE ROUND 9
______
- Verb
- to take into one's mind
AVERAGE ROUND 9
CONCEIVE
- Verb
- to take into one's mind
AVERAGE ROUND 10
______
- Noun
- inability to be seen
AVERAGE ROUND 10
INVISIBILITY
- Noun
- inability to be seen
SPELLING BEE
difficult ROUND
3 points each
DIFFICULT ROUND 1
______
- Noun
- a tract of land surrounded by water
and smaller than a continent
DIFFICULT ROUND 1
ISLAND
- Noun
- a tract of land surrounded by water
and smaller than a continent
DIFFICULT ROUND 2
______
- Verb
- to convey knowledge of or
information about
DIFFICULT ROUND 2
COMMUNICA
- Verb TED
- to convey knowledge of or
information about
DIFFICULT ROUND 3
______
- Noun
- people versed in the principles
or art of government
DIFFICULT ROUND 3
STATESMEN
- Noun
- people versed in the principles
or art of government
DIFFICULT ROUND 4
______
- Verb
- to receive from an ancestor as a
right or title descendible by law
at the ancestor's death
DIFFICULT ROUND 4
INHERITED
- Verb
- to receive from an ancestor as a
right or title descendible by law
at the ancestor's death
DIFFICULT ROUND 5
______
- Adverb
- without interval of time
DIFFICULT ROUND 5
IMMEDIATEL
- Adverb Y
- without interval of time
GRADE 9 VS GRADE 10
EASY (1PT) AVERAGE (2PTS) DIFFICULT (3PTS) TIE-BREAKER
1. BLAME 1. SUBDUED 1. ISLAND 1. PESTILENCE
2. SWIFTEST 2. WARFARE 2. COMMUNICATED 2. TERRIFY
3. THROUGH 3. BLINDED 3. STATESMEN 3. OVERWHELM
4. LANDSCAPE 4. PLAGUE 4. INHERITED 4. MAYONNAISE
5. EXTREME 5. BROUGHT 5. IMMEDIATELY 5. REPERTOIRE
6. UNFORTUNATE 6. INVESTIGATE
7. FRIGHTEN 7. DEVOUR
8. THREATEN 8. CHAMBER
9. CAPTIVATE 9. CONCEIVE
10. ENCOURAGE 10. INVISIBILITY
SPELLING BEE
GRADE 11
Vs
GRADE 12
SPELLING BEE
EASY ROUND
1 point each
EASY ROUND 1
-
______Adverb
- near the beginning of a period of
time
EASY ROUND 1
EARLIER
- Adverb
- near the beginning of a period of
time
EASY ROUND 2
______
- Adjective
- of or relating to soldiers,
arms, or war
EASY ROUND 2
MILITARY
- Adjective
- of or relating to soldiers,
arms, or war
EASY ROUND 3
______
- Adjective
- affording or enjoying contentment
and security
EASY ROUND 3
COMFORTABLE
- Adjective
- affording or enjoying contentment
and security
EASY ROUND 4
-
______
Adjective
- having elements close together
EASY ROUND 4
TIGHT
- Adjective
- having elements close together
EASY ROUND 5
______
- Noun
- a spasmodic inhalation with closure of
the glottis accompanied by a peculiar
sound
EASY ROUND 5
HICCUPS
- Noun
- a spasmodic inhalation with closure of
the glottis accompanied by a peculiar
sound
EASY ROUND 6
______
- Noun
- a favorable juncture of
circumstances
6
EASY ROUND
OPPORTUNIT
- Noun Y
- a favorable juncture of
circumstances
EASY ROUND 7
-
______ Adjective
- rising or extending upward a great
distance : taller than average,
usual, or expected
EASY ROUND 7
HIGHER
- Adjective
- rising or extending upward a great
distance : taller than average,
usual, or expected
EASY ROUND 8
______
- Adjective
- absolutely needed :
required
EASY ROUND 8
NECESSARY
- Adjective
- absolutely needed :
required
EASY ROUND 9
______
- Noun
- a result gained by effort
9
EASY ROUND
ACHIEVEMENT
- Noun
- a result gained by effort
EASY ROUND 10
______
- Noun
- a track made by passage
especially through a wilderness
EASY ROUND 10
TRAIL
- Noun
- a track made by passage
especially through a wilderness
SPELLING BEE
AVERAGE ROUND
2 points each
AVERAGE ROUND 1
______
- Noun
- the act of looking forward
AVERAGE ROUND 1
ANTICIPATIO
- Noun N
- the act of looking forward
AVERAGE ROUND 2
______
- Verb
- to pass from a higher place
or level to a lower one
AVERAGE ROUND 2
DESCEND
- Verb
- to pass from a higher place
or level to a lower one
AVERAGE ROUND 3
______
- Noun
- the state or relation of being closely
associated with a particular person,
group, party, company, etc.
AVERAGE ROUND 3
AFFILIATIO
- N
Noun
- the state or relation of being closely
associated with a particular person,
group, party, company, etc.
AVERAGE ROUND 4
______
- Noun
- disposition to resist
AVERAGE ROUND 4
DEFIANC
E
- Noun
- disposition to resist
AVERAGE ROUND 5
______
- Noun
- recorded video material
AVERAGE ROUND 5
FOOTAGE
- Noun
- recorded video material
AVERAGE ROUND 6
________
- Noun
- erect South American herb (Solanum
tuberosum) of the nightshade family
widely cultivated for edible starchy tuber
AVERAGE ROUND 6
POTATOE
-
-
S Noun
erect South American herb (Solanum
tuberosum) of the nightshade family
widely cultivated for edible starchy tuber
AVERAGE ROUND 7
______
- Verb
- increased the amount or degree
of
AVERAGE ROUND 7
HEIGHTENED
- Verb
- increased the amount or
degree of
AVERAGE ROUND 8
______
- Noun
- an element that identifies the nature of
something or that fixes or conditions an
outcome
AVERAGE ROUND 8
DETERMINANT
- Noun
- an element that identifies the nature of
something or that fixes or conditions an
outcome
AVERAGE ROUND 9
______
- Preposition
- all the way from one end to the
other
AVERAGE ROUND 9
THROUGHOU
-
Preposition T
- all the way from one end to the
other
AVERAGE ROUND 10
______
- Adjective
- designed to correct or punish
AVERAGE ROUND 10
DISCIPLINARY
- Adjective
- designed to correct or punish
SPELLING BEE
difficult ROUND
3 points each
DIFFICULT ROUND 1
______
- Verb
- restored or returned to the country
of origin, allegiance, or citizenship
DIFFICULT ROUND 1
REPATRIATE
- Verb D
- restored or returned to the country
of origin, allegiance, or citizenship
DIFFICULT ROUND 2
______
- Adverb
- not done by intention or
design
2
DIFFICULT ROUND
UNINTENTIONA
- Adverb LLY
- not done by intention or
design
DIFFICULT ROUND 3
______
- Noun
- a slender roll of cut tobacco
enclosed in paper and meant to
be smoked
DIFFICULT ROUND 3
CIGARETTE
- Noun
- a slender roll of cut tobacco
enclosed in paper and meant to
be smoked
DIFFICULT ROUND 4
______
- Adverb
- a favorable opportunity or
circumstance
DIFFICULT ROUND4
OCCASIONALL
- Adverb Y
- a favorable opportunity or
circumstance
DIFFICULT ROUND 5
______
- Adjective
- easily discovered, seen, or
understood
DIFFICULT ROUND 5
OBVIOUS
- Adjective
- easily discovered, seen, or
understood
GRADE 11 VS GRADE 12
11 VS 12
EASY (1PT) AVERAGE (2PTS) DIFFICULT (3PTS) TIE-BREAKER
1. EARLIER 1. ANTICIPATION 1. REPATRIATED 1. ADOLESCENCE
2. MILITARY 2. DESCEND 2. UNINTENTIONALLY 2. BOUTIQUE
3. 3. AFFILIATION 3. CIGARETTE 3. ENTREPRENEUR
COMFORTABLE
4. TIGHT 4. DEFIANCE 4. OCCASIONALLY
5. HICCUPS 5. FOOTAGE 5. OBVIOUS
6. OPPORTUNITY 6. POTATOES
7. HIGHER 7. HEIGHTENED
8. NECESSARY 8. DETERMINANT
9. 9. THROUGHOUT
ACHIEVEMENT
