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Spelling Bee: 21 Challenging Words to Spell!

Are you ready for a challenging, tough, 21 question-long Spelling Bee?

Shai K. 4/22/2020

English is a tough language to spell, since it draws from several old and ancient languages that come together to create a whole. However, spelling is an important part of how we learn to read and write, and remembering all that correct spelling is celebrated in spelling bees around the world. Are you ready for a challenging, tough, 21 question-long Spelling Bee?

This word means babbling in a way that makes no sense to the listener.

Gobbledegook

Gobbledeguk

Gombelidook

Gobbliggook

This religion is fairly new, modern and has Tom Cruise as one of its leading members.

Scienttulogy

Scientology

Siencetology

Scienscetulogy

The amount of money you must pay out-of-pocket toward covered benefits.

Deducibles

Diductibles

Deadactibles

Deductibles

Taking the place of another person, to supplant them.

Supersede

Suppercede

Supercede

Supersed

If you wish to dance well, you must dance to the...

Rhythm

Rythm

Rythem

Rythmn

He suffered all night, feeling guilt, tortured by his...

Conscience

Consence

Connsience

Konscience

Joseph went on his winter break holiday to...

Czechoslovakia

Checkoslovakia

Checkzlovakia

Czecloslovakia

To be able to use both your hands with the same amount of skill and control is to be...

Ambidextrous

Ambadexterous

Ambidecstrous

Ambidextruse

We were all shocked when Dani's mother got an...

Aneurysm

Anurism

Anurysm

Anurism

The opening in a lens that allows the light in is an...

Aperture

Appature

Appurtur

Apperature

Joseph looked at Lisa with admiration. She was both ________ and beautiful.

Curvaceous

Curvasious

Curveacious

Curvatious

Irene didn't see herself as a manager, more as an...

Entrepreneur

Entrapeneur

Entrepenuere

Entrepreneaur

A natural gum or resin that you can extract from small thorny trees, and was present at the birth of Jesus.

Myrrh

Myr

Myrrr

Myrrah

A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction occurring out of boredom is...

Ennui

Anwee

Annwi

Anewei

This artist specializes in chiaroscuro (artistic representation of light and shadow). She is a

Chiaroscurist

Chiaroscuvist

Chiroascurist

Chiaroscurovist

A lot of the scenes in this movie are taken from other movies. The director maintains it was an...

Homage

Omage

Omaje

Homaj

A right that is exclusive to a particular individual or class is a...

Prerogative

Perogative

Pergorative

Preregorative

Unfortuantely, John was found guilty of all charges and was sent to the...

Penitentiary

Pennitentiery

Pinetentiary

Penutentary

Afraid to be recognized for her fame, Emma used a....

Pseudonym

Psydonym

Psudoname

Pseudoname

Working with him over six months, the dog trainer has gotten a real _______ going with Bonky the dog.

Rapport

Repore

Report

Repaure

Since it was Saturday, my Jewish neighbor went to the....

Synagogue

Sinagog

Singagog

Syngalong

Unfortunately, You Didn't Pass This Spelling Bee

You got less than 1/4 of the answers right, and we're afraid you did not get a passing grade. These are deliberately tricky English words, so don't feel bad. The best way to get back up to your spelling is by reading as much as you can, and taking more of our challenging spelling bees. We have easier ones in this category for you to try first. To see your answers and mistakes, look below.

You Passed... Barely.

You may be tired and unfocused, or it could be that's it's been too long since you sat down and read a good book! Our vocabulary doesn't last forever, and if we don't start reading things that use a larger variety of words we may never regain it. Please have a look at the answers to see where you went wrong, and perhaps challenge yourself with some of our other English quizzes.

Good Work!

You know your spelling and passed with a very decent grade. You still had quite a few mistakes, but these could happen to anyone. These are tough words to spell and we don't expect most people to get a perfect score. You definitely know your English spelling, but we would recommend checking your answers below and figuring out where you went wrong.

You're the Spelling MASTER!

Wow, you ACED IT! These are NOT easy words to spell and you handled it like a pro. You are a spelling badass and we can't help but be impressed. These words are known to be trouble makes at spelling bees but that didn't slow you down none now did it? Great work, we're impressed!