speller

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That dream came true Wednesday for the 40-year-old Loeffler, a former speller and longtime bee staffer who was announced as the competition’s third executive director in the past two years.

From Seattle Times

My mom taught me to type and I was a very good typist, but I still made mistakes and I’m a really bad speller.

From New York Times

It was Pappas’s second mistake of the night, leaving Wang the last speller standing, and “fartlek” as, technically, the championship word.

From Washington Post

Being a terrible speller, I do this trick at least once a week, and it’s the only reason I’m able to spell the word “guarantee” because my brain just cannot retain it.

From The Verge

What followed was a blistering showdown between the spellers, each rattling off word after word so quickly that the judges had to go to video to determine a winner.

From New York Times