Spell-off
The crossword clue "Spell-off" is answered by BEE, a 3-letter entry. Used 63 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BEE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEE answer page.
Used 63 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BEE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BEE, most used first.
- Spelling contest - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
- Spelling competition - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Spelldown - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
- Buzzer - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Took a load off - SAT, used 198 times
- Take a load off - SIT, used 151 times
- Polished off - ATE, used 129 times
- Chop (off) - LOP, used 85 times
- Signs off on - OKS, used 78 times
- "All bets ___ off" - ARE, used 75 times
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