0 a competition in which the winner is the person or group who is able to form correctly the highest number of the words they are asked to form
1 a competition in which people, often students, try to spell increasingly difficult words until all but one make a mistake
In fourth grade, she garnered national attention for winning first place in her school spelling bee.
Before competing at the national spelling bee, however, the player must first successfully compete and win at the class-wide, school-wide, city-wide, and state-wide spelling bees.
Regan makes frequent references to childhood, including little league baseball, grade school spelling bees, and science projects.
Combining karaoke singing with a spelling bee-style competition, this show features contestants trying to remember the lyrics to popular songs.
The program parallels with the importance and educational purpose of a spelling bee for sighted children.
Later that day, contestants competed in a spelling bee, with the viewers choosing the words that the players had to spell.
The musical treats the audience members as if they were the audience at the fictitious spelling bee.
Every speller in the competition has previously participated in a local spelling bee, usually organized by a local newspaper.
