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Originally Posted by lilbit
Is it just me, or aren't spelling bee's a little silly... Hooray your kid is a good speller... but I would say over 50% of them couldn't tell you the definition of the word! Which in my book is more important and speaks more to knowledge and intelligence than just being able to spell it.
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There are so many similar-sounding words that if the contestant doesn't know the definition they don't have a chance. They pick which spelling to go with based on the definitions given by the moderators.
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