Spelling contests
The crossword clue "Spelling contests" is answered by BEES, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BEES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BEES answer page.
Used 27 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BEES
Every other clue in this collection answered by BEES, most used first.
- Honey bunch - used 110 times, most recently in 2026
- Buzzers - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
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.
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- Amos or Spelling - TORI, used 31 times
- Spelling on TV - TORI, used 27 times
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