Spelling Bee
Voice accent (grown-ups)
Pick Australian, British, or American. Kids hear this on Listen / Play the sound.
Tap a level to start - you can always try again!
Warm-up - you have got this!
Ready for a challenge!
Super hard - go for it!
Improve spelling accuracy through an interactive letter-tile activity. Children hear a word, see a hint, and arrange scrambled letters to spell it correctly. This multisensory approach reinforces spelling patterns and builds the confidence needed for independent writing.
Listen to the word and read the hint. Tap the scrambled letter tiles in the correct order to spell the word. Use the hint button if you need help.
Say each letter aloud as you tap it. Sounding out the word helps you spot the correct order. If stuck, listen to the word again for clues.
Accurate spelling is essential not just for writing, but for reading. When children spell words correctly, they build a strong visual memory for those words, which makes them much faster to recognise in reading. Spelling and reading are deeply interconnected — improving one improves the other. Regular spelling practice also reinforces phonics knowledge and helps children apply letter-sound patterns to new words.
The Spelling Bee game is suitable from Grade 1 (ages 6-7) through to Grade 6 (ages 10-11). Grade 1-2 learners should work with three and four letter words with regular patterns. Grades 3-4 can tackle longer words with common suffixes and prefixes. Grades 5-6 should work with multi-syllable words and more complex patterns.
Common spelling errors follow predictable patterns: dropping the silent 'e' when adding -ing (make → mak+ing instead of mak+ing), doubling the final consonant when adding a vowel suffix (run → running, not runing), and spelling vowel digraphs incorrectly (rain vs rane). When you see these errors, teach the rule explicitly: 'When a word ends in a short vowel and then a consonant, double the consonant before adding -ing or -ed.'