spelling contest

A spelling bee is a spelling contest where players take turns spelling words.

“I did not enter the spelling contest for personal glory,” Ms. Bolden, the daughter of a mail carrier, told a reporter from The New York Times as she stepped from the stage.

“I loss spelling contest my school. I come in second.”

Weekly spelling contests and extra work after class had Smalls hooked.

The emphasis on rote memorization in the Indian education system creates a level of comfort for parents who coach their kids for spelling contests, Chakravorty said.