speller

Example Sentences

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Dev’s winning word was “psammophile,” a layup for a speller of his caliber.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2023

The typical workload for a top-level speller: 3-4 hours of studying each weekday, and more on the weekends.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023

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

Each word has been vetted by the panel and slotted into the appropriate round of the nearly century-old annual competition to identify the English language’s best speller.

From Washington Times • May 29, 2023

Then, under the speller, there were a bunch of notebooks.

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