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spelling bee

competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty
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spelling bee

Summary

spelling bee ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,122 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • spelling bee is a type of concours[2].
  • spelling bee is a type of intellectual competition[3].
  • spelling bee's Commons category is recorded as Spelling bees[4].
  • spelling bee's main subject is spelling[5].
  • spelling bee's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include concours[2] and intellectual competition[3].

Why It Matters

spelling bee ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,122 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Main subject → spelling
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → concours, intellectual competition
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007291851405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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