Level 03 Spelling Bee Word List
Study the complete Level 03 spelling bee word list below — a free spelling bee practice and vocabulary-building resource with 225 competition words for Level 3 preparation. Every word includes its meaning, part of speech, word origin (etymology), IPA pronunciation, and a free audio pronunciation clip, so you can study spelling, definitions, and correct pronunciation together — exactly the multi-dimensional word knowledge tested at regional and national spelling bee competitions.
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| Word | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| academic /ˌækʌdˈɛmɪk/ ADJECTIVE Latin | related to school, study, or learning | 🔊 Listen |
| adopt /ʌdˈɑpt/ VERB Latin | to take something as one's own or legally become a parent | 🔊 Listen |
| against ʌɡˈɛnst PREPOSITION Old English | in opposition to or touching something | 🔊 Listen |
| aim /eɪm/ VERB Old English | to point or direct toward a target | 🔊 Listen |
| alphabet /ˈælfʌbˌɛt/ NOUN English or Germanic | the letters of a language arranged in order | 🔊 Listen |
| angrier /ˈæŋɡriɝ/ ADJECTIVE Old English | more angry | 🔊 Listen |
| anxiously /ˈæŋkʃʌsli/ ADVERB Latin | in a worried or nervous way | 🔊 Listen |
| appoint /ʌpˈɔɪnt/ VERB Latin | to choose someone for a job or position | 🔊 Listen |
| array /ɝˈeɪ/ NOUN Latin | an orderly arrangement or large group | 🔊 Listen |
| art /ɑrt/ NOUN Old English | a common English word meaning art | 🔊 Listen |
| as ˈæz CONJUNCTION Old English | used to compare things or show how something happens | 🔊 Listen |
| assignment /ʌsˈaɪnmʌnt/ NOUN Old English | a task given to be completed | 🔊 Listen |
| attitude /ˈætʌtˌud/ NOUN Latin | a way of thinking or feeling about something | 🔊 Listen |
| avoid /ʌvˈɔɪd/ VERB Old French or French | to keep away from | 🔊 Listen |
| bald /bˈɔld/ ADJECTIVE Old English | having little or no hair | 🔊 Listen |
| bath /bˈæθ/ NOUN Old English | washing the body in water | 🔊 Listen |
| battery bˈætɝi NOUN Latin via French | a device that stores and supplies electrical power | 🔊 Listen |
| beetle /bˈitʌl/ NOUN English or Germanic | an insect with hard wing covers | 🔊 Listen |
| best /bɛst/ ADJECTIVE Old English | better than all others | 🔊 Listen |
| bicycle bˈaɪsɪkʌl NOUN Greek and Latin via French | a two-wheeled vehicle moved by pedals | 🔊 Listen |
| blink /blˈɪŋk/ VERB Old English | to close and open the eyes quickly | 🔊 Listen |
| bookmark /bˈʊkmɑrk/ NOUN Old English | a marker used to keep a place in a book | 🔊 Listen |
| bow /boʊ/ VERB Old English | to bow | 🔊 Listen |
| breath brˈɛθ NOUN Old English | air taken into or sent out of the lungs | 🔊 Listen |
| broil /brˈɔɪl/ VERB Old French or French | to cook with strong direct heat | 🔊 Listen |
| buggy /bˈʌɡi/ NOUN English or Germanic | a small wheeled carriage or vehicle | 🔊 Listen |
| business /bˈɪznʌs/ NOUN Old French or French | work involving buying, selling, or providing services | 🔊 Listen |
| calm kˈɑm ADJECTIVE Greek via French | peaceful and not excited or upset | 🔊 Listen |
| camera /kˈæmɝʌ/ NOUN Greek | a device used to take photographs or videos | 🔊 Listen |
| cardboard /kˈɑrdbˌɔrd/ NOUN Latin | thick stiff paper used for boxes | 🔊 Listen |
| carry /ˈkɛri/ VERB Old French | to hold and move something | 🔊 Listen |
| cause /kˈɑz/ VERB Old English | something that makes an event happen | 🔊 Listen |
| certain /sˈɝtʌn/ ADJECTIVE Latin | sure or known without doubt | 🔊 Listen |
| champion tʃˈæmpiʌn NOUN Latin via French | a winner or a person who strongly supports a cause | 🔊 Listen |
| check /ʧɛk/ VERB Old English | to check | 🔊 Listen |
| childish /tʃˈaɪldɪʃ/ NOUN Old English | behaving in an immature way | 🔊 Listen |
| circle /ˈsərkəl/ NOUN Latin | a thing, object, place, or idea called circle | 🔊 Listen |
| cleaned /klˈind/ VERB Old English | made free from dirt | 🔊 Listen |
| clop /clop/ NOUN Old English | the sound of a horse's hoof | 🔊 Listen |
| clumsy klˈʌmzi ADJECTIVE Scandinavian | moving or handling things awkwardly | 🔊 Listen |
| coat /koʊt/ NOUN Old English | a thing, object, place, or idea called coat | 🔊 Listen |
| comb /kˈoʊm/ VERB Old English | a toothed tool used to arrange hair | 🔊 Listen |
| compare /kʌmpˈɛr/ VERB Latin | to examine how things are alike or different | 🔊 Listen |
| conductor /kʌndˈʌktɝ/ NOUN Latin | a person who leads an orchestra or collects fares | 🔊 Listen |
| contract /kˈɑntrˌækt/ VERB Latin | a formal agreement | 🔊 Listen |
| copy /kˈɑpi/ VERB Old English | to make something that looks like another | 🔊 Listen |
| copyright kˈɑpirˌaɪt NOUN English | the legal right to control copying of creative work | 🔊 Listen |
| course /kˈɔrs/ NOUN Old French or French | a route, class, or sequence of study | 🔊 Listen |
| created /kriˈeɪtʌd/ VERB Old French or French | made something new | 🔊 Listen |
| crumb /krˈʌm/ NOUN Old English | a very small piece of bread or cake | 🔊 Listen |
| curve /kˈɝv/ VERB English or Germanic | a line that bends smoothly | 🔊 Listen |
| dancer /dˈænsɝ/ NOUN Old French or French | a person who dances | 🔊 Listen |
| deciding /dˌɪsˈaɪdɪŋ/ VERB Latin | choosing after thinking | 🔊 Listen |
| definition dˌɛfʌnˈɪʃʌn NOUN Latin | an explanation of what a word or idea means | 🔊 Listen |
| denominator /dɪnˈɑmʌnˌeɪtɝ/ NOUN Latin | the bottom number in a fraction | 🔊 Listen |
| diagram /dˈaɪʌɡrˌæm/ NOUN Greek | a simple drawing that explains something | 🔊 Listen |
| direct /dɝˈɛkt/ VERB Latin | to guide or point in a particular way | 🔊 Listen |
| distance /dˈɪstʌns/ NOUN Latin | the space between two places | 🔊 Listen |
| does /dɪz/ VERB Old English | a present form of do | 🔊 Listen |
| dollar dˈɑlɝ NOUN German | a unit of money used in several countries | 🔊 Listen |
| drank /drˈæŋk/ NOUN Old English | past tense of drink | 🔊 Listen |
| drove /droʊv/ NOUN Old English | a common English word meaning drove | 🔊 Listen |
| easily ˈizʌli ADVERB Old French | without difficulty | 🔊 Listen |
| easy /ˈizi/ ADJECTIVE Old English | having the quality described as easy | 🔊 Listen |
| eightieth /ˈeɪtiɪθ/ NUMBER Old English | coming after the seventy-ninth | 🔊 Listen |
| embrace /ɛmbrˈeɪs/ VERB Latin | to hold someone closely in the arms | 🔊 Listen |
| enormous ɪnˈɔrmʌs ADJECTIVE Latin | very large | 🔊 Listen |
| entertain /ˌɛntɝtˈeɪn/ VERB Latin | to amuse or interest people | 🔊 Listen |
| especially /ʌspˈɛʃli/ ADVERB Latin | more than usual or particularly | 🔊 Listen |
| everybody /ˈɛvribˌɑdi/ PRONOUN Old English | all people | 🔊 Listen |
| excite /ɪksˈaɪt/ VERB Latin | to make someone feel eager or enthusiastic | 🔊 Listen |
| experience ɪkspˈɪriʌns NOUN Latin via French | knowledge gained by doing or living through something | 🔊 Listen |
| extra /ˈɛkstrʌ/ ADJECTIVE Old English | more than usual or needed | 🔊 Listen |
| farm /fɑrm/ NOUN Old English | a place called a farm | 🔊 Listen |
| february fˈɛbjʌwˌɛri NOUN Latin | the second month of the year | 🔊 Listen |
| fellow /fˈɛloʊ/ NOUN Old English | a person or companion | 🔊 Listen |
| filmmaker /fˈɪlmˌeɪkɝ/ NOUN Latin | a person who makes films | 🔊 Listen |
| flew /flu/ VERB Old English | past tense of fly | 🔊 Listen |
| focus /fˈoʊkʌs/ VERB English or Germanic | to give full attention to something | 🔊 Listen |
| forgive /fɝɡˈɪv/ VERB Old French or French | to stop being angry about a wrong | 🔊 Listen |
| fox /fɑks/ NOUN Old English | an animal called a fox | 🔊 Listen |
| front /frˈʌnt/ NOUN Old French or French | the forward part of something | 🔊 Listen |
| furniture fˈɝnɪtʃɝ NOUN French | movable objects such as tables, beds, and chairs | 🔊 Listen |
| gallon /ɡˈælʌn/ NOUN Italian | a unit used to measure liquid | 🔊 Listen |
| germinate /dʒˈɝmʌnˌeɪt/ VERB Latin | to begin to grow from a seed | 🔊 Listen |
| glove /ɡlˈʌv/ NOUN Old French or French | a covering for the hand | 🔊 Listen |
| governor /ɡˈʌvɝnɝ/ NOUN Latin | a person who leads a state or region | 🔊 Listen |
| grand ɡrˈænd ADJECTIVE Latin via French | large, important, or impressive | 🔊 Listen |
| grape /greɪp/ NOUN Old English | a food called grape | 🔊 Listen |
| ground /ɡrˈaʊnd/ NOUN Old English | the surface of the earth | 🔊 Listen |
| gull /ɡˈʌl/ NOUN Old English | a seabird with long wings | 🔊 Listen |
| hamster /hˈæmstɝ/ NOUN Old English | a small pet rodent | 🔊 Listen |
| happy /ˈhæpi/ ADJECTIVE Old English | having the quality described as happy | 🔊 Listen |
| harvest /hˈɑrvʌst/ VERB Old French or French | the gathering of ripe crops | 🔊 Listen |
| heavier /hˈɛviɝ/ ADJECTIVE Old English | having more weight | 🔊 Listen |
| herbivore /hˈɝbɪvˌɔr/ NOUN Latin | an animal that eats plants | 🔊 Listen |
| hippopotamus /ˌhɪpəˈpɑtəməs/ NOUN Greek | a very large African animal that lives near water | 🔊 Listen |
| holiday hˈɑlʌdˌeɪ NOUN Old English | a day of celebration or rest from work or school | 🔊 Listen |
| honest /ˈɑnʌst/ ADJECTIVE English or Germanic | truthful and fair | 🔊 Listen |
| hospital /hˈɑspˌɪtʌl/ NOUN Greek | a place where sick or injured people receive care | 🔊 Listen |
| hungrily /hˈʌŋɡrʌli/ ADVERB Old English | in a way that shows strong hunger | 🔊 Listen |
| identify /aɪdˈɛntʌfˌaɪ/ VERB Latin | to recognize and name someone or something | 🔊 Listen |
| in ɪn PREPOSITION Old English | inside or within | 🔊 Listen |
| indeed /ˌɪndˈid/ ADVERB Latin | truly or certainly | 🔊 Listen |
| inspired /ˌɪnspˈaɪɝd/ VERB Latin | filled someone with an idea or desire to act | 🔊 Listen |
| into /ˈɪntu/ PREPOSITION Old English | to the inside of | 🔊 Listen |
| jacket /dʒˈækʌt/ NOUN Old French or French | a short coat | 🔊 Listen |
| january dʒˈænjuˌɛri NOUN Latin | the first month of the year | 🔊 Listen |
| judge /dʒˈʌdʒ/ VERB Old French or French | a person who decides legal cases or evaluates a contest | 🔊 Listen |
| key /ki/ NOUN Old English | a thing, object, place, or idea called key | 🔊 Listen |
| kingdom kˈɪŋdʌm NOUN Old English | a country ruled by a king or queen | 🔊 Listen |
| kitten /kˈɪtʌn/ NOUN Old English | a young cat | 🔊 Listen |
| koala /koʊˈɑlʌ/ NOUN Australian Aboriginal language | an Australian tree-living animal | 🔊 Listen |
| larva /lˈɑrvʌ/ NOUN Latin | the young form of an insect before it becomes an adult | 🔊 Listen |
| lead /lˈɛd/ VERB Old English | to guide or be in front | 🔊 Listen |
| leisure /lˈɛʒɝ/ NOUN Latin | free time | 🔊 Listen |
| lighthouse lˈaɪthˌaʊs NOUN English | a tower with a bright light that guides ships | 🔊 Listen |
| little /ˈlɪtəl/ ADJECTIVE Old English | small in size or amount | 🔊 Listen |
| loop /lˈup/ NOUN Old English | a curved shape that crosses or closes on itself | 🔊 Listen |
| magazine /mˈæɡʌzˌin/ NOUN Latin | a publication with articles and pictures | 🔊 Listen |
| manner /mˈænɝ/ NOUN Old French or French | a way of doing something or behaving | 🔊 Listen |
| mass /mˈæs/ NOUN Old French or French | a large amount or the quantity of matter in something | 🔊 Listen |
| me mˈi PRONOUN Old English | the speaker as the object of a verb | 🔊 Listen |
| melt /mˈɛlt/ VERB Old English | to change from a solid into a liquid | 🔊 Listen |
| microwave /mˈaɪkrʌwˌeɪv/ NOUN Greek | an oven that heats food using electromagnetic waves | 🔊 Listen |
| misspell /mɪsspˈɛl/ VERB English or Germanic | to spell a word incorrectly | 🔊 Listen |
| mixed mˈɪkst ADJECTIVE Latin via French | combined from different things | 🔊 Listen |
| monkey /ˈməŋki/ NOUN Old English | an animal called a monkey | 🔊 Listen |
| most /moʊst/ DETERMINER Old English | the greatest amount or number | 🔊 Listen |
| mule /mjul/ NOUN Old English | an animal called a mule | 🔊 Listen |
| nation /nˈeɪʃʌn/ NOUN Latin | a country and its people | 🔊 Listen |
| nickel /nˈɪkʌl/ NOUN Old French or French | a five-cent coin or a silvery metal | 🔊 Listen |
| noodle /nˈudʌl/ NOUN Old English | a thin strip of pasta | 🔊 Listen |
| not /nɑt/ ADVERB Old English | used to make a statement negative | 🔊 Listen |
| notebook nˈoʊtbˌʊk NOUN English | a book of blank or ruled pages for writing | 🔊 Listen |
| oatmeal /ˈoʊtmˌil/ NOUN Old English | a food made from cooked oats | 🔊 Listen |
| old /ˈoʊld/ ADJECTIVE Old English | having existed for a long time | 🔊 Listen |
| or /ˈɔr/ CONJUNCTION English or Germanic | used to show a choice | 🔊 Listen |
| our /ɑr/ DETERMINER Old English | belonging to us | 🔊 Listen |
| overhead /ˈoʊvɝhˈɛd/ ADVERB Old English | above one's head | 🔊 Listen |
| pageant /pˈædʒʌnt/ NOUN Latin | a public show or contest | 🔊 Listen |
| paper /ˈpeɪpər/ NOUN Old French | a thing, object, place, or idea called paper | 🔊 Listen |
| passage /pˈæsʌdʒ/ NOUN Latin | a section of writing or a way through | 🔊 Listen |
| peace /pˈis/ NOUN Old French or French | freedom from war or disturbance | 🔊 Listen |
| perhaps /pɝhˈæps/ ADVERB Old French or French | possibly | 🔊 Listen |
| persevere pɝsʌvˈɪr VERB Latin | to continue despite difficulty | 🔊 Listen |
| photographer /fʌtˈɑɡrʌfɝ/ NOUN Greek | a person who takes photographs | 🔊 Listen |
| pineapple /pˈaɪnˌæpʌl/ NOUN English or Germanic | a large tropical fruit with rough skin | 🔊 Listen |
| plastic /plˈæstɪk/ ADJECTIVE Latin | a material that can be shaped into many forms | 🔊 Listen |
| plural plˈʊrʌl NOUN Latin | a word form that means more than one | 🔊 Listen |
| point /pˈɔɪnt/ VERB Old French or French | a sharp end, exact place, or main idea | 🔊 Listen |
| polluted pʌlˈutɪd ADJECTIVE Latin | made dirty or harmful by waste | 🔊 Listen |
| poplar /pˈɑplɝ/ NOUN Old English | a tall fast-growing tree | 🔊 Listen |
| potential /pʌtˈɛnʃʌl/ ADJECTIVE Latin | the ability to develop or succeed | 🔊 Listen |
| prepaid /pripˈeɪd/ ADJECTIVE Latin | paid for in advance | 🔊 Listen |
| pride /prˈaɪd/ NOUN Old English | a feeling of satisfaction in oneself or another | 🔊 Listen |
| project prˈɑdʒɛkt NOUN Latin | a planned piece of work | 🔊 Listen |
| proper /prˈɑpɝ/ ADJECTIVE Latin | correct or suitable | 🔊 Listen |
| puppy /ˈpəpi/ NOUN Old English | an animal called a puppy | 🔊 Listen |
| quickly /kwˈɪkli/ ADVERB Old English | at a fast speed | 🔊 Listen |
| railroad /rˈeɪlrˌoʊd/ NOUN Old English | a track system used by trains | 🔊 Listen |
| raise rˈeɪz VERB Old Norse | to lift or move something upward | 🔊 Listen |
| ray /rˈeɪ/ NOUN Old English | a narrow beam of light | 🔊 Listen |
| recess /ˈrisɛs/ NOUN Latin | more than one reces, or a present-tense form of reces | 🔊 Listen |
| rehearse /rihˈɝs/ VERB English or Germanic | to practice before a performance | 🔊 Listen |
| rent /rˈɛnt/ VERB Old English | money paid to use property, or to pay for its use | 🔊 Listen |
| requires rikwˈaɪɝz VERB Latin via French | needs or demands | 🔊 Listen |
| restaurant /rˈɛstɝˌɑnt/ NOUN Latin | a place where meals are prepared and served | 🔊 Listen |
| right /raɪt/ ADJECTIVE Old English | correct or on the side opposite left | 🔊 Listen |
| rodeo /rˈoʊdiˌoʊ/ NOUN Spanish | an event with horse riding and cattle skills | 🔊 Listen |
| safely /sˈeɪfli/ ADVERB Old English | without danger | 🔊 Listen |
| sat /sæt/ VERB Old English | past tense of sit | 🔊 Listen |
| scarf /skɑrf/ NOUN Old English | a thing, object, place, or idea called scarf | 🔊 Listen |
| sculpture /skˈʌlptʃɝ/ NOUN Greek | art made by shaping material | 🔊 Listen |
| separate /sˈɛpɝˌeɪt/ ADJECTIVE Latin | to divide or keep apart | 🔊 Listen |
| september sɛptˈɛmbɝ NOUN Latin | the ninth month of the year | 🔊 Listen |
| share /ʃɛr/ VERB Old English | to share | 🔊 Listen |
| shirt /ʃərt/ NOUN Old English | a thing, object, place, or idea called shirt | 🔊 Listen |
| shrink /ʃrˈɪŋk/ VERB Old English | to become smaller | 🔊 Listen |
| silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ ADJECTIVE Latin | having the quality described as silent | 🔊 Listen |
| silver /sˈɪlvɝ/ NOUN Old English | a shiny gray-white metal | 🔊 Listen |
| sing /sɪŋ/ VERB English | to sing | 🔊 Listen |
| skating /skˈeɪtɪŋ/ VERB Old English | moving on skates | 🔊 Listen |
| sleepier /sleepier/ ADJECTIVE Old English | more ready to sleep | 🔊 Listen |
| snap /snˈæp/ VERB Old English | to break suddenly or make a sharp sound | 🔊 Listen |
| snow /snoʊ/ NOUN Old English | a thing, object, place, or idea called snow | 🔊 Listen |
| soda /sˈoʊdʌ/ NOUN Old English | a sweet fizzy drink | 🔊 Listen |
| son /sˈʌn/ NOUN Old English | a male child | 🔊 Listen |
| speech /spˈitʃ/ NOUN Old French or French | spoken words or a formal talk | 🔊 Listen |
| spotted /spˈɑtɪd/ ADJECTIVE Old English | covered with spots or noticed | 🔊 Listen |
| squash /skwˈɑʃ/ VERB English or Germanic | to press or crush something flat | 🔊 Listen |
| stack /stˈæk/ VERB Old English | a neat pile | 🔊 Listen |
| start /stɑrt/ VERB Old English | to start | 🔊 Listen |
| stiff /stˈɪf/ ADJECTIVE Old English | hard to bend | 🔊 Listen |
| strength /strˈɛŋkθ/ NOUN Old English | the quality of being strong | 🔊 Listen |
| strong /strˈɔŋ/ ADJECTIVE Old English | having great power or strength | 🔊 Listen |
| subject /sʌbdʒˈɛkt/ NOUN Latin | a topic or school area | 🔊 Listen |
| sum /sˈʌm/ NOUN Old English | the answer to an addition problem | 🔊 Listen |
| sure /ʃʊr/ ADJECTIVE Old English | certain or confident | 🔊 Listen |
| surround /sɝˈaʊnd/ VERB Old English | to be all around | 🔊 Listen |
| symbol /sˈɪmbʌl/ NOUN Greek | a mark or object that represents something | 🔊 Listen |
| talking /tˈɔkɪŋ/ VERB Old English | speaking with someone | 🔊 Listen |
| tan /tæn/ NOUN Old English | a thing, object, place, or idea called tan | 🔊 Listen |
| teapot /tˈipˌɑt/ NOUN Old English | a pot used for making and serving tea | 🔊 Listen |
| their /ðɛr/ DETERMINER Old Norse | belonging to them | 🔊 Listen |
| though /ðˈoʊ/ CONJUNCTION Old English | although | 🔊 Listen |
| through /θrˈu/ PREPOSITION Old English | from one side or end to the other | 🔊 Listen |
| toad /tˈoʊd/ NOUN Old English | an animal like a frog with dry bumpy skin | 🔊 Listen |
| trade /trˈeɪd/ VERB Old English | the buying and selling of goods | 🔊 Listen |
| treasure /trˈɛʒɝ/ NOUN Old French or French | valuable objects such as gold, jewels, or special possessions | 🔊 Listen |
| trio /trˈiˌoʊ/ NOUN Latin | a group of three people or things | 🔊 Listen |
| twelve /twˈɛlv/ NUMBER Old English | the number 12 | 🔊 Listen |
| unroll /ˌʌnrˈoʊl/ VERB Old English and Latin | to open something that has been rolled | 🔊 Listen |
| until /ʌntˈɪl/ CONJUNCTION Old English | up to a particular time | 🔊 Listen |
| variety /vɝˈaɪʌti/ NOUN Latin | a range of different kinds | 🔊 Listen |
| very /ˈvɛri/ ADVERB Latin | to a high degree | 🔊 Listen |
| voyage /vˈɔɪʌdʒ/ NOUN Latin | a long journey, especially by sea | 🔊 Listen |
| water /ˈwɔtər/ NOUN English | a thing, object, place, or idea called water | 🔊 Listen |
| watermelon /wˈɔtɝmˌɛlʌn/ NOUN English or Germanic | a large fruit with green skin and sweet red flesh | 🔊 Listen |
| wheat /wˈit/ NOUN Old English | a grain used to make flour | 🔊 Listen |
| whisper /wˈɪspɝ/ NOUN Old English | to speak very softly | 🔊 Listen |
| wireless /wˈaɪrlɪs/ ADJECTIVE English or Germanic | using radio signals instead of wires | 🔊 Listen |
| worried /wˈɝid/ VERB Old English | feeling anxious or troubled | 🔊 Listen |
| wrap /rˈæp/ VERB Old English | to cover or surround something with material | 🔊 Listen |
| your /jʊr/ DETERMINER Old English | belonging to you | 🔊 Listen |
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