Definition of "spelldown" []

• See spelling bee. (noun)

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• "I tried not to look it, but I felt pleased as a kid who'd just won the spelldown."
• "Fifth-graders Jordyn Haddy and Mackenzie Klug went head to head during the subsequent spelldown for a record 13 rounds to determine the second-place finisher."
• "Her soft-voiced demeanor during the spelldown served her well - camouflaging butterflies in her stomach."