Spelling bee practice list: Words from Arabic

The below list is based on the Merriam-Webster Spell It! spelling bee preparation list for English words derived from Arabic. You can use this spelling bee word list along with our other spelling bee preparation lists for any of the following:

• Class spelling bee practice
• School spelling bee practice
• County spelling bee practice
• State spelling bee preparation
• National Spelling Bee preparation.
• General spelling improvement
• Expanding vocabulary

The spelling bee word list below is comprised of 83 English words from Arabic. To practice with the spelling bee words below you need to download the spelling bee word list and import it into the SpellQuizzer spelling software. If you don't have SpellQuizzer you can click here to download the free 30 day trial. For instructions on how to download and import spelling lists into SpellQuizzer click here. You also might want to check out our Spelling Tips for Arabic Based Words page for helpful spelling tips.

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Note: You will need version 1.3.1 or later of SpellQuizzer to import this list. If you have an earlier version select "Check for Program Updates" from the SpellQuizzer Help menu to update to the latest version.

Once you have imported the above spelling bee list into SpellQuizzer simply click the "Quiz me on a list!" button on SpellQuizzer's main screen. You will need to have your computer's speakers turned on so that you can hear the sound recordings of the spelling bee words.

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Below are the spelling bee words from the Merriam-Webster Spell It! "Words from Arabic" preparation list for the National Spelling Bee and which are contained in the above downloadable spelling list for SpellQuizzer:

Words from Arabic Spelling Bee List (83 spelling bee words)
azure	Islamic	sultan	artichoke	mummy	tarragon	adobe
mohair	borax	talc	arsenal	lemon	tuna	admiral
hazard	apricot	carmine	monsoon	average	gazelle	crimson
orange	sequin	macrame	algebra	guitar	nabob	giraffe
mattress	elixir	saffron	cotton	albatross	zero	safari
magazine	zenith	alfalfa	imam	mosque	alcohol	tariff
lilac	alcove	massage	henna	alchemy	sugar	taj
Taj Mahal	khan	ghoul	muslin	camphor	algorithm	minaret
tamarind	carafe	julep	marzipan	nenuphar	alcazar	tahini
Qatari	alkali	serendipity	nadir	douane	fennec	hafiz
azimuth	bezoar	halal	alim	Swahili	serdab	mihrab
salaam	mukhtar	khor	foggara	Diffa	coffle

You can find more free downloadable spelling bee preparation lists for SpellQuizzer at our Spelling Bee Preparation page. We also have more downloadable spelling lists for SpellQuizzer at our online spelling lists page.