Spelldown

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of spelling bee in which participants sit down as they are eliminated.
  2. 2
    a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
phoneticsspelling beespelling beespelling contest

Etymology

From spell + down.

Related phrases

sit downspelling bee

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