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

Rare is a speller like Vanya Shivashankar, who came in with enormous buzz in 2015 after years of strong finishes and ended up winning the trophy.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

First, he 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

She also became an excellent speller of words she mispronounced.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez