Spelling bee practice: Words from New World Languages

The below list is from the Merriam-Webster Spell It! spelling bee practice list for English words derived from words from New World Languages. You can use this spelling bee practice 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
• Vocabulary expansion

The spelling bee preparation words below are comprised of 96 English words from New World languages. 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 Words from New World Languages page for helpful spelling tips.

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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 New World Languages" preparation list for the National Spelling Bee and which are contained in the above downloadable spelling list for SpellQuizzer:

Words from New World Languages Spelling Bee List (56 spelling bee words)
condor	iguana	hurricane	kahuna	hogan	jerky	muskrat
hominy	wigwam	pampas	caribou	toboggan	persimmon	quinine
powwow	bayou	coyote	tamale	poi	cashew	luau
totem	mahimahi	hickory	cacao	kona	malihini	wikiwiki
tuckahoe	pecan	chipotle	skunk	woodchuck	chocolate	muumuu
puma	tomato	maraca	petunia	jaguar	buccaneer	llama
succotash	caucus	wampum	mole	toucan	opossum	terrapin
ocelot	hoomalimali	coati	jacamar	ipecac	menhaden	sachem

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.