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Today’s pangram is JOCULAR.
JOCULAR is defined as with humor. It is also defined as characterized by jokes and good humor.
ACCRUAL is defined as the act of accumulating.
AJAR is defined as slightly open.
ARCO is defined as (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow.
AURA is defined as an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint. It is also defined as a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing. It is also defined as a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
AURAL is defined as of or pertaining to hearing or the ear. It is also defined as relating to or characterized by an aura.
AURORA is defined as the first light of day. It is also defined as an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth’s magnetic lines of force. It is also defined as (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos.
AURORAL is defined as characteristic of the dawn. It is also defined as of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras.
CAROL is defined as joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ. It is also defined as a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ). It is also defined as sing carols.
COLLAR is defined as a figurative restraint. It is also defined as take into custody. It is also defined as a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over. It is also defined as the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal). It is also defined as necklace that fits tightly around a woman’s neck. It is also defined as the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot. It is also defined as a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal’s neck as a harness or to identify it. It is also defined as anything worn or placed about the neck. It is also defined as a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part. It is also defined as furnish with a collar. It is also defined as seize by the neck or collar. It is also defined as (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal.
COLOR is defined as any material used for its color. It is also defined as (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction. It is also defined as having or capable of producing colors. It is also defined as decorate with colors. It is also defined as give a deceptive explanation or excuse for. It is also defined as change color, often in an undesired manner. It is also defined as the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person’s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation. It is also defined as interest and variety and intensity. It is also defined as modify or bias. It is also defined as an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading. It is also defined as the timbre of a musical sound. It is also defined as a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect. It is also defined as affect as in thought or feeling. It is also defined as add color to.
CORAL is defined as the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry. It is also defined as a variable color averaging a deep pink. It is also defined as marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs. It is also defined as of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color. It is also defined as unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces.
COROLLA is defined as (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth.
CORRAL is defined as a pen for cattle. It is also defined as arrange wagons so that they form a corral. It is also defined as collect or gather. It is also defined as enclose in a corral.
The word CROC has no known definition.
CURACAO is defined as flavored with sour orange peel. It is also defined as a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
CURL is defined as wind around something in coils or loops. It is also defined as form a curl, curve, or kink. It is also defined as a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). It is also defined as American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933). It is also defined as twist or roll into coils or ringlets. It is also defined as a strand or cluster of hair. It is also defined as shape one’s body into a curl. It is also defined as play the Scottish game of curling.
JUROR is defined as someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury.
OCCUR is defined as come to pass. It is also defined as come to one’s mind; suggest itself. It is also defined as to be found to exist.
OCULAR is defined as visible. It is also defined as relating to or using sight. It is also defined as combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments. It is also defined as of or relating to or resembling the eye.
ORACULAR is defined as resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought. It is also defined as obscurely prophetic. It is also defined as of or relating to an oracle.
ORAL is defined as using speech rather than writing. It is also defined as of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located. It is also defined as an examination conducted by spoken communication. It is also defined as a stage in psychosexual development when the child’s interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression. It is also defined as of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth.
ORCA is defined as predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.
RAJA is defined as a prince or king in India. It is also defined as type genus of the family Rajidae.
ROAR is defined as utter words loudly and forcefully. It is also defined as emit long loud cries. It is also defined as a deep prolonged loud noise. It is also defined as make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles. It is also defined as make a loud noise, as of animal. It is also defined as a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal). It is also defined as laugh unrestrainedly and heartily. It is also defined as act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way. It is also defined as the sound made by a lion.
ROCOCO is defined as fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century. It is also defined as having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation.
ROLL is defined as a list of names. It is also defined as move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle. It is also defined as cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis. It is also defined as move by turning over or rotating. It is also defined as a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells). It is also defined as small rounded bread either plain or sweet. It is also defined as show certain properties when being rolled. It is also defined as a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.). It is also defined as a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore. It is also defined as flatten or spread with a roller. It is also defined as the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously. It is also defined as arrange or or coil around. It is also defined as the act of throwing dice. It is also defined as move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. It is also defined as sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity. It is also defined as boil vigorously. It is also defined as a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). It is also defined as the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling). It is also defined as move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion. It is also defined as a document that can be rolled up (as for storage). It is also defined as rotary motion of an object around its own axis. It is also defined as occur in soft rounded shapes. It is also defined as a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude. It is also defined as anything rolled up in cylindrical form. It is also defined as begin operating or running. It is also defined as emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound. It is also defined as execute a roll, in tumbling. It is also defined as move, rock, or sway from side to side. It is also defined as photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light. It is also defined as pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/. It is also defined as shape by rolling. It is also defined as take the shape of a roll or cylinder. It is also defined as walking with a swaying gait.
RURAL is defined as living in or characteristic of farming or country life. It is also defined as of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city.
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Will there be a spelling bee 2023? ›
The 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee will take place the week of Memorial Day 2023 at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Visit spellingbee.com beginning May 1, 2023, for a full competition schedule.
What are the 4 letter words for spelling bee? ›Fred , Bing , Sofa , Vase , Door , Kite , Boat , Ball , Bike , Lion , Tail , Beak , Tuna , Rice , Eggs , Meat , Fish , Cold.
How do you study for a spelling bee? ›- advice from the pronouncer himself. ...
- get the words you need to succeed. ...
- join the club. ...
- find your study words on the pages of great stories.
Points Needed for Genius: 232
Genius requires between 31 and 52 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 81% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 65% of the remaining points to reach genius.
To enroll your school in the Bee for the 2022-2023 program year visit spellingbee.com beginning August 22, 2022, and select the Enroll button in the upper-right corner of our home page. The per-school enrollment fee is $175 from August 22 through January 31, 2023. * We look forward to your participation!
Where is the national spelling bee at in 2023? ›Bee Week 2023 will take place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
How hard is it to get genius level on spelling bee? ›Those who do reach Genius — the number varies widely depending upon the difficulty of a given puzzle, but Mr. Summerlin estimated it at between 12 and 45 percent of all players — are greeted by Beeatrice donning a scholar's mortarboard.
What is the highest predictor of success for spelling bee? ›Deliberate practice, operationally defined as studying and memorizing words while alone, better predicted performance in the National Spelling Bee than being quizzed by others or reading for pleasure.
Is Spelling Bee getting harder? ›The word difficulty has ramped up in part because the Bee has become bigger and more professional over the years. Back in 1925, there were just nine finalists selected from an initial field of 2 million schoolchildren. This year 11 million children were winnowed down to 565 finalists.
Is spelling bee good for brain? ›Spelling Bee competition helps improves cognitive skills
Cognitive skills are those that your brain uses to think, read, remember, learn, reason, and pay attention. Spelling bee helps your child learn how to break down huge words and spell them the correct manner.
What is the most common 4 letter word? ›
The most common four-letter words are that, with, have, this, will, your, from, they, want, been, good, much, some, and very.
What is a perfect word in spelling bee? ›Perfect Pangram — A pangram that uses each letter only once, e.g., a seven-letter pangram. GN4L — Genius, No 4 Letters: You've reached Genius level without any four-letter words.
What words are commonly misspelled at the spelling bee? ›correct spelling | notes | misspelling |
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achieve | i before e | acheive |
across | one c | accross |
aggressive | -gg- | agressive |
apparently | -ent- | apparantly |
Congratulations to Emanya Sibu, a fourth grader from Indian Trail Elementary School, for winning the 2023 UCPS Spelling Bee!
Who won the spelling bee 2023? ›After many rounds of intense competition, three champions emerged. Rohith Konduri, from Norfolk Academy, took first place in the competition. He was the regional bee's third-place winner last year.
What is the maximum age for spelling bee? ›In general terms, the Scripps National Spelling Bee program is open to students who have neither turned 16 nor passed beyond the eighth grade, and who attend schools that are officially enrolled with our program for the current academic year.
What do you get for winning the school Spelling Bee? ›In addition to bragging rights and a trophy, the champion of the Scripps competition will win $52,5000 in cash prizes, and $400 worth of Encyclopedia Britannica works.
What is the most famous Spelling Bee? ›1. Scripps National Spelling Bee. The Scripps National Spelling bee is the most popular spelling bee event in the whole world. Inaugurated back in 1925, this US based spelling bee hosts participants from all over the world, with majority of these participants being from the United States.
What word won the National Spelling Bee? ›CINCINNATI – Harini Logan, a 14-year-old speller from San Antonio, Texas, is the champion of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee in the competition's first-ever spell-off. Harini (huh-REE-nee) Logan earned the prestigious title when she correctly spelled “moorhen”, which is defined as “the female of the red grouse.”
How do you win spelling bee every time? ›- -ING and -ED endings. If you ever see the letters ING or ED in your daily spelling bee, you're golden. ...
- Share the load with a friend. ...
- Remember that pangram. ...
- Check previous games for oddball words. ...
- Hit that reshuffle button often. ...
- Remember to reuse letters. ...
- Center letter strategies. ...
- Weird plurals.
How do you not fail a spelling bee? ›
The fail proof strategy of all time- Never stop learning. Make this the mantra of your journey to the spelling bee competition. Read as often as possible and when you do read, don't just read, rather look through the words. Read as much as possible and keep challenging yourself with complex words.
What is the most effective way to learn spelling? ›- Practice makes permanent. ...
- Don't try to learn all the words at once. ...
- Review, and review some more! ...
- Practice spelling as if you expect to spell those words right when you're writing. ...
- Use the words you've practiced. ...
- Trace, copy and recall. ...
- Reverse chaining by letter.
The valuable learning outcome of spelling bee results in the children gaining competency over vocabulary and this allows them to excel at reading and writing. The ability to understand more words will allow your children to become literate and enjoy reading an extensive range of material.
Does spelling show intelligence? ›We have a long history of linking spelling skills to intelligence. We think people who can't spell are ignorant, illiterate, or stupid, despite having research dating back to the 1970s that shows that there is no significant association between spelling ability and intelligence.
What is the #1 misspelled word? ›The 10 most misspelled words in the U.S.
"Foreign" and "promise" are each misspelled at a higher than average rate in three U.S. states, more than any other word, according to the website. Here's a list of the most misspelled words for each U.S. state.
- Misspell.
- Pharaoh.
- Weird.
- Intelligence.
- Pronunciation.
- Handkerchief.
- logorrhea.
- Chiaroscurist.
2023 Spelling bee champion is Emanya Sibu of Indian Trail Elementary.
How often does spelling bee come out? ›Spelling Bee puzzles are released at 3 a.m. EST every day of the week. Spelling Bee puzzle answers are available to subscribers the following day. To view the previous day's puzzle answers, select Yesterday's Answers, located on the right of the Spelling Bee grid.
Is the spelling bee over? ›...
Recent spelling bees.
Year | Competition details |
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2020 | canceled |
2021 | 93rd Competition |
2022 | 94th Competition |
The word difficulty has ramped up in part because the Bee has become bigger and more professional over the years. Back in 1925, there were just nine finalists selected from an initial field of 2 million schoolchildren. This year 11 million children were winnowed down to 565 finalists.
What is the age limit for spelling bee? ›
In general terms, the Scripps National Spelling Bee program is open to students who have neither turned 16 nor passed beyond the eighth grade, and who attend schools that are officially enrolled with our program for the current academic year. For more details, please see the complete list of eligibility requirements.
What do spelling bee winners become? ›What do Scripps National Spelling Bee Winners Get? In addition to bragging rights and a trophy, the champion of the Scripps competition will win $52,5000 in cash prizes, and $400 worth of Encyclopedia Britannica works.
Who won the 72 spelling bee? ›Fourteen-year-old Nupur Lala, from Tampa, Florida won the competition by correctly spelling the word "logorrhea".
What percentage of people get genius on spelling bee? ›Perfect Pangram — A pangram that uses each letter only once, e.g., a seven-letter pangram.
What are the most misspelled words in spelling bee? ›And, sure enough, words from French are the most frequently misspelled words from a modern language at the National Spelling Bee, representing 19% of errors during the final rounds.
What is the controversy with the spelling bee? ›The concerns included the depiction of Jesus, explicit language, and the fact that one character's parents are gay. Original Spelling Bee cast member Jesse Tyler Ferguson responded to the cancellation in an Instagram video.
Who is number 1 spelling bee? ›MARTÍNEZ: She spelled 21 words correctly, making Harini Logan the champion of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
What is the hardest day of the nyt spelling bee? ›With regular practice, you learn the week gets progressively harder. Thursday's the clever puzzle. Saturday's the hardest. Sunday is a hard Thursday, with more cleverness.