Scripps National Spelling Bee

One Bee Study Words for First Grade

2020-2021

The 2020-2021 School Spelling Bee Study List is broken down into three levels of difficulty: One Bee,
Two Bee and Three Bee. One Bee words include words appropriate for first, second and third grades.

The list below includes 50 challenging first grade words. If you learn the spellings and meanings of these
words, you will be well prepared for your first grade classroom bee. To prepare for a school spelling bee,
ask your teacher for the full 450-word School Spelling Bee Study List, which includes these words, the
remainder of the One Bee words, and the Two Bee and Three Bee words.

gel train sport

rich eel fans
dome tall better
hit peanut cake
bite noon gummy
sting ray dusk
mops thanks dash
skin star began
grew fine day
upset father jam
mugs fair dinner
rats fed sir
boom wave trunk
sleepy full huge
born jumping damp
from hunch each
shade ribs
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One Bee Study Words for Second Grade
2020-2021

The 2020-2021 School Spelling Bee Study List is broken down into three levels of difficulty: One Bee,
Two Bee and Three Bee. One Bee words include words appropriate for first, second and third grades.

The list below includes 50 challenging second grade words. If you learn the spellings and meanings of
these words, you will be well prepared for your second grade classroom bee. To prepare for a school
spelling bee, ask your teacher for the full 450-word School Spelling Bee Study List, which includes these
words, the remainder of the One Bee words, and the Two Bee and Three Bee words.

forever freeze scorch

motor talking money
couch nibble strands
chapter chess slimy
squeak friend laptop
movie known suffer
double watch ahoy
dream whine beans
child space princess
piper hear sprint
awe afar bowl
sweat cost sleek
bottle smart stared
plopped darted angry
sidekick stuff least
little felt summer
carefully would
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One Bee Study Words for Third Grade
2020-2021

The 2020-2021 School Spelling Bee Study List is broken down into three levels of difficulty: One Bee,
Two Bee and Three Bee. One Bee words include words appropriate for first, second and third grades.

The list below includes 50 challenging third grade words. If you learn the spellings and meanings of
these words, you will be well prepared for your third grade classroom bee. To prepare for a school
spelling bee, ask your teacher for the full 450-word School Spelling Bee Study List, which includes these
words, the remainder of the One Bee words, and the Two Bee and Three Bee words.

shambles taillight quicken

presence sizzle hatchling
razz followed purple
entire December sudden
slither combed patrol
epic vital insisted
pocket project goofy
remember travel cranky
career disease trophy
theater OR athlete jotted
*theatre rescue percent
swirled amount sighed
sheen worse sandwich
duo gleaming repress
clothes either rely
chose belle
picture prepare
afraid else

*chiefly British spelling