speller

Example Sentences

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Although a passionate reader, he was a terrible speller, immortalizing “tea” as “tae” in a 1961 painting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

And I’m such a bad speller that even the most generous auto-correct can’t figure out that the word I’m trying to write is “mellifluous.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

This year, he tied with another speller in 60th place, alongside the 89 others eliminated in the round.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

Mr. Bailly, who won the competition in 1980, tries to make eye contact with the speller and humanize the moment.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

She also became an excellent speller of words she mispronounced.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez