Everyone at once

Online spelling bee game for family night

Spelling Bee reads a word out in a Nigerian voice and you type how it is spelt. No multiple choice, no hiding: either you know it or you don't. It brings back school assembly memories and it is a lovely way for parents and children abroad to play together.

How Spelling Bee plays on Game Room

1. Join with the host's link or code on your phone and type your name.
2. Turn your volume up. Each word is spoken on your phone.
3. Type the spelling into the box and send it before the 30 seconds run out.
4. After each word, the correct spelling is shown, often with an example sentence.
5. Your points from every word are added up for the round and go onto the leaderboard.

The rules

• You hear the word and type the spelling yourself. There are no options to pick from.
• You have 30 seconds per word.
• Capital letters, extra spaces and accent marks do not count against you.
• Some words accept more than one correct spelling.
• The round is worth up to 1,000 points, split across the words.
• A correct spelling earns between half and all of the word's points, depending on how fast you send it.
• A wrong spelling scores zero.

Tips to win

• Replay the word in your head and break it into syllables before typing.
• Check your answer once before sending. A fast typo scores nothing.
• Watch out for British versus American spellings. If a word allows both, either one is accepted.
• Use earphones if the call is loud, so you catch every sound.

Questions

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