Spelling bee

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

spelling bee
    n 1: a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell
         a word correctly [syn: {spelling bee}, {spelldown},
         {spelling contest}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spelling \Spell"ing\, a.
   Of or pertaining to spelling.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.]

   {Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children
      to spell; a speller.

   {Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words,
      between two or more persons.
      [1913 Webster]