speller

Example Sentences

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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

They might not have the … cultural knowledge that us older people have,” said the 22-year-old Walters, a former speller.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

Though Joan Meyer didn’t go to college, her son said she always was an avid reader, a tremendous speller and highly quotable.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

“He appreciated that this is a journey, which sounds very trite but is really quite true,” said Dev’s coach, Scott Remer, a former speller and study guide author.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2023

The book underneath the arithmetic was a geography, and the book under the geography was a speller.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger