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

“He’s competitive,” said Bruhat’s coach, 16-year-old former speller Sam Evans.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

“We have to wear it,” speller Abena Kwaffo said with a laugh.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 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’d sit nowhere but at teacher’s desk, and she thought she owned the Webster speller.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck